BANCROFT LIBRARY O THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WALTER WADSWORTH BRADLEY 1878-1950 Walter W. Bradley was born in San Jose and received the degrees of B.S. and E.M. from the University of California. From 1912 to 1946 he was associated with the California Division of Mines, serving as State Mineral- ogist for the last eighteen years of that period. His published works relate to mining, proc- essing, and geology. This book is from his private collection, presented to the Bancroft Library by Mrs. Alice Roberts Bradley. . DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOK WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 274 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WITH CHAPTERS ON SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE AND THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES BY HEKMAN STABLER Analyses of river waters by chemists of the United States Reclamation Service WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1911 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR WATER- SUPPLY PAPER 274 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WITH CHAPTERS ON SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE AND THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES BY HERMAN) STABLER Analyses of river waters by chemists of the United States Reclamation Service WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1911 676" BANCROFT flONTF.NTS ERRATUM. The first formula on page 179 should be: Na = .41 HCO 3 +.83 CO 3 +.71 C1 + .52 SO 4 -(1.25 Ca + 2.06 Mg) American River near Fairoaks, Cal 12 Animas River near Durango, Colo 13 Belle Fourche River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak 15 Belle Fourche River at diversion dam near Belle Fourche, S. Dak.. 18 Bighorn River near Fort Ouster, Mont 19 Boise River near Boise, -Idaho 21 Carson River near Hazen, Nev 23 Colorado River near Yuma, Ariz 25 Elm Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla 28 Feather River near Oroville, Cal 36 Gallinas River near Las Vegas, N. Mex 38 Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz i 40 Grand River near Kremmling, Colo 42 Grand River near Palisade, Colo 44 Green River near Green River, Wyo 46 Green River near Jensen, Utah 47 Gunnison River near Whitewater, Colo .' 49 Hondo River near Roswell, N. Mex 51 Link River near Klamath Falls, Oreg 53 Little Colorado River near Holbrook, Ariz 55 Little Colorado River near Woodruff, Ariz 56 Malheur River near Vale, Oreg 57 Milk River near Havre, Mont 59 Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak 60 North Fork of Red River near Granite, Okla 61 North Fork of Red River near Headrick, Okla 68 North Platte River near Fort Laramie, Wyo 74 Owens River near Round Valley, Cal 76 Owens River near Tinemaha, Cal 78 Palouse River near Hooper, Wash 80 Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho 82 Pecos River at Carlsbad, N. Mex 83 Pecos River near Dayton, N. Mex 86 Pecos River near Santa Rosa, N. Mex 88 Pit River near Bieber, Cal 90 Puta Creek near Winters, Cal 92 3 4 CONTENTS Some stream waters of the western United States Continued. Results at sampling stations Continued. Redwater River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak 94 Rio Grande River near El Paso, Tex 96 Rio Grande River near San Marcial, N. Mex 102 Sacramento River near Red Bluff, Cal 106 Sacramento River at Sacramento, Cal 109 Salmon Creek near Malott, Wash Ill Salt River near Roosevelt, Ariz 112 Salt Fork Red River near Mangum, Okla 115 San Francisco River near Alma, N. Mex 118 Sapello River near Los Alamos, N. Mex 120 Shoshone River near Cody, Wyo .- 122 Stony Creek near Fruto, Cal 124 Truckee River near Derby, Nev _. 125 Tuolumne River near La Grange, Cal 127 Turkey Creek near Olustee, Okla 129 Verde River near McDowell, Ariz 131 Yellowstone River near Billings, Mont 134 Yellowstone River near Glendive, Mont 135 Yuba River near Smartsville, Cal 137 Summary ' 139 Miscellaneous analyses 141 Analyses of suspended matter 150 Sediment carried by the Rio Grande 151 Basic data 151- Tabulated estimates 151 Theoretical extension of estimates 161 Accuracy of data and estimates 162 Rock matter, soil, and sediment 164 The industrial application of water analysis 165 The analysis 165 Soap-consuming power 168 Water softening 169 Boiler waters 171 Foaming and priming 171 Corrosion 173 Scale formation : 1 75 Irrigating waters 177 Applications - 180 Index.. ..... 183 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. By HERMAN STABLER. [Analyses by chemists of the United States Reclamation Service.] INTRODUCTION. HISTORY OF THE INVESTIGATIONS. A systematic study of the waters likely to be utilized on the Recla- mation Service projects was made in order to determine the influence of the salinity of the waters on the growth of vegetation and the effect of suspended matter in silting canals and reservoirs. The work was begun early in 1905, under the direction of Thomas H. Means, engineer, and was continued during 1906 and until May, 1907, under the direction of W. H. Heileman, engineer. The analy- ses were made in a laboratory established at quarters provided by the University of California at Berkeley, Cal., by C. H. Stone, P. L. McCreary, F. M. Eaton, O. J. Hawley, W. C. Riddell, F. T. Berry, II. A. Burns, J. H. Hampson, J. A. Pearce, and M. Vaygouny, the greater part of the work being that of the first five named. C. H. Stone was chemist in .charge at the beginning of the investigations and is chiefly responsible for the plan of the analytical work and the methods of analysis. The results of the investigations were prepared for publication under instructions from F. H. Newell, Director of the United States Reclamation Service, by Herman Stabler, assistant engineer, who assembled and checked the analyses, compiled the accompanying stream-flow data from records of the United States Geological Survey, and computed daily discharge of suspended matter and dissolved solids, under the supervision of D. W. Murphy, engineer in charge of Washington office engineering. COLLECTION OF SAMPLES. Samples were collected for an extended period at 55 stations, located for the most part at established gaging stations of the United States Geological Survey in order that stream-flow data concurrent with the analyses might be obtained. The general plan of sample collection provided for the taking of 4 ounces of water each day at each of the regular stations. The point 5 6 SOME STKEAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. of collection was selected with a view to obtaining a fair average sam- ple of the water flowing in the stream, and occasionally samples were taken from different parts of the cross section in order to determine any possible local variation in quality of water. The general plan could not be followed absolutely, and the records show numerous gaps caused by noncollection of samples, loss of samples in transit, or by other reasons. The results of the work are here presented in alphabetical order by stream names and, under the stream names, by station names. The following lists classify the stations by drainage basins and by States. Sampling stations, by drainage basins. Colorado River basin : Colorado River near Yuma, Ariz. Green River near Green River, Wyo. Jensen, Utah. Grand River basin : Grand River near Kremmling, Colo. Palisade, Colo. Gunnison River near Whitewater, Colo. San Juan River basin : Animas River near Durango, Colo. Little Colorado River near Holbrook, Ariz. Woodruff, Ariz. Gila River basin : Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz. San Francisco River near Alma, N. Mex. Salt River basin Salt River near Roosevelt, Ariz. Verde River near McDowell, Ariz. Columbia River basin : Snake River basin: Boise River near Boise, Idaho. Malheur River near Vale, Oreg. Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. Palouse River near Hooper, Wash. Okanogan River basin: Salmon Creek near Malott, Wash. Great Basin : Carson River near Hazen, Nev. Truckee River near Derby, Nev. Owens River near Round Valley, Cal. Tinemaha, Cal. Klamath River basin : I. ink River near Klamath Falls, Oreg. Mississippi River basin: Missouri River basin: Milk River near Havre, Mont. Yellowstone River basin: Yellowstone River near Billings, Mont. Glendive, Mont. COLLECTION OP SAMPLES. Mississippi River basin Continued. Missouri River basin Continued. Yellowstone River basin Continued. Bighorn River basin: Bighorn River near Fort Custer, Mont. Shoshono River near Cody, Wyo. Cheyenne River basin-: Belle Fourche River at county bridge near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. diversion dam near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. Red water River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. Arkansas River basin: Canadian River basin: Sapello River near Los Alamos, N. Mex. Red River basin: Salt Fork of Red River- Salt Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla. Turkey Creek near Olustee, Okla. North Fork of Red River: North Fork of Red River near Granite, Okla. Headrick, Okla. Elm Fork near Mangum, Okla. Rio Grande basin: Rio Grande near San Marcial, N. Mex. El Paso, Tex. Pecos River basin: Pecos River near Santa Rosa, N. Mex. near Dayton, N. Mex. at Carlsbad, N. Mex. Gallinas River near Las Vegas, N. Mex. Hondo River near Roswell, N. Mex. Sacramento River basin: Sacramento River near Red Bluff, Cal. at Sacramento, Cal. Pit River near Bieber, Cal. Stony Creek near Fruto, Cal. Feather River basin: Feather River near Oroville, Cal. Yuba River near Smartsville, Cal. American River near Fairoaks, Cal. Puta Creek near Winters, Cal. San Joaquin River basin: Tuolumne River near La Grange, Cal. Sampling stations and streams, by States. Arizona : Holbrook, Little Colorado River. McDowell, Verde River. Roosevelt, Salt River. San Carlos, Gila River. Woodruff, Little Colorado River. Yuma, Colorado River. California: Bieber, Pit River. Fairoaks, American River. Fruto, Stony Creek. 8 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. California Continued. La Grange, Tuolumne River. Oroville, Feather River. Round Valley, Owens River. Red Bluff, Sacramento River. Sacramento, Sacramento River Smartsville, Yuba River. Tinemaha, Owens River. Winters, Puta Creek. Colorado: Durango, Animas River. Kremmling, Grand River. Palisade, Grand River. -Whitewater, Gunnison River. Idaho : Boise, Boise River. Horseshoe Bend, Payette River. Montana: Billings, Yellowstone River. Fort Custer, Bighorn River. Glendive, Yellowstone River. Havre, Milk River. Nevada: Derby, Truckee River. Hazen, Carson River. New Mexico: Alma, San Francisco River. Carlsbad, Pecos River. Dayton, Pecos River. Las Vegas, Gallinas River. Los Alamos, Sapello River. Roswell, Hondo River. San Marcial, Rio Grande. . Santa Rosa, Pecos River. North Dakota: Williston, Missouri River. Oklahoma: Granite, North Fork of Red River. Headrick, North Fork of Red River. Mangum, Elm Fork. Mangum, Salt Fork of Red River. Olustee, Turkey Creek. Oregon : Klamath Falls, Link River. Vale, Malheur River. South Dakota: Belle Fourche, Belle Fourche River at county bridge. Belle Fourche, Belle Fourche River at diversion dam. Belle Fourche, Redwater River. Texas: El Paso, Rio Grande. Utah: Jensen, Green River. METHODS OF ANALYSIS. 9 Washington : Hooper, Palouse River. Malott, Salmon Creek. Wyoming: Cody, Shoshone River. Fort Laramie, North Platte River. Green River, Green River. In addition to the analyses of samples taken at these regular stations, many analyses were made of samples collected from various miscellaneous sources. The results of these miscellaneous analyses are tabulated under appropriate headings on pages 141 to 149. PLAN OF ANALYTICAL WORK. Equal volumes of the individual samples were united to form com- posite samples representing the average quality of the water of each stream for a week. The weekly samples were analyzed quantitatively for total solids, dissolved solids, and the carbonate, bicarbonate, and chlorine radicles, and qualitatively for the sulphate .radicle. Remainders of the weekly composites were combined in sets of four representing the collections for a month. The monthly composites thus obtained were analyzed quantitatively for dissolved solids and the calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium, carbonate, bicar- bonate, sulphate, chlorine, and nitrate radicles. The suspended matter from the monthly composites for some streams was accumu- lated and analyzed. Variations from the regular plan of analytical work are shown by the dates of samples in the tables. METHODS OF ANALYSIS. The analyses are reported in milligrams per liter, a unit which for little-mineralized water is practically synonymous with parts per million and which was selected because- it can more accurately repre- sent the high mineral content of such waters as are found in some of the western streams. Of the weekly composites 50 cubic centimeters was taken and total solids were determined by evaporating to dryness on a steam bath, drying for one hour at 110 C., cooling in a desiccator, and weighing. Solids were estimated on both filtered and unfiltered samples, and the difference between the two determinations was tabulated as sus- pended matter. Of the monthly composites 200 cubic centimeters of filtered water was taken for the dissolved solids determination. Great difficulty was experienced in securing clear filtrates for the determination of dissolved solids and the radicles because of the great quantity of very fine material carried in suspension by many of the streams. For the first few months a filter pump was used success- fully and then the Shinier method was adopted, the procedure being a Jour. Am. Chem. Sec., Mar., 1905. 10 SOME STREAM WATE&S OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. about as follows: A Swedish filter paper, beaten to a pulp in a paraffin vessel with hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids and washed, was spread on a felt pad placed in the bottom of a long cylindrical glass tube tightly fitted to a suction flask. The sample to be filtered was placed in the cylindrical tube and suction applied. When sufficient filtrate had been obtained the filter was washed with distilled water to prepare it for the next sample. Carbonate, bicarbonate, and chlorine radicles were in general de- termined as follows: Fifty cubic centimeters of the filtered sample was placed in a dish, phenolphthalein indicator added, and titration made with sodium acid sulphate solution to the end point; methyl orange indicator added and titration continued to a second end point ; potassium chromate indicator added and titration with silver nitrate made to a third end point. The titrations with sodium acid sulphate furnished data for the calculation of carbonate and bicarbonate radicles and the titration with silver nitrate furnished data for the calculation of the chlorine radicle. In analyzing some of the more concentrated waters less than 50 cubic centimeters of water was used. Calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium, and sulphate radicles were determined gravimetrically by the methods of Fresenius. In a few analyses separation of sodium and potassium was made gravi- metrically. The figure representing sodium and potassium together was obtained by calculating the weight of their combined chlorides to sodium. The result is in reality the amount of sodium plus three- fourths the potassium, and is so reported in the tables. Where sodium and potassium were separated these bases are reported in terms of per cent of (Na + fK). The nitrogen and other determinations of sanitary analyses were made in accordance with the standard methods of the American Public Health Association. Special methods of analysis were used from time to time, and for the Colorado at Yuma the methods used by Forbes a in previous work on this stream were adopted. These methods differed from those used on other streams as follows : All evaporations were made in porcelain instead of silver or platinum, the liquid was measured in a pipette instead of a flask, the dissolved solids were determined on the clear supernatant liquid after standing several days instead of on a filtered portion of the sample, and 100 cubic centimeters was used for the solids determinations instead of 50 cubic centimeters. ACCURACY OF WORK AND TABLES. The partial analyses of weekly composites have been checked as far as possible and the qualitative determinations of sulphates and all apparently erroneous values have been omitted. a Forbte, R. II., The river irrigating waters of Arizona: Bull. 44, Univ. Arizona Agr. Exper. Sta. ACCURACY OF WORK AND TABLES. 11 As the remainders of the weekly composites used for the monthly composites were not united in equal parts or in proportion to stream flow, the analytical results may not represent with great accuracy the mean quality of the water or the quality of the mean flow. The monthly analyses are therefore presented in terms of per cent of dis- solved solids, for the percentage composition varies little with changes in stream flow. The per cents are not intended to indicate the per- centage composition of the dissolved solids but are merely ratios, expressed as per cent, of the various radicles to the dissolved solids determinations. The actual quantities in milligrams per liter of the various radicles may be estimated by applying the tabulated per cents to the mean of the dissolved solids results of the weekly analyses for any period. In the summary (pp. 139-140) the quantities of radicles in milligrams per liter were obtained by such a calculation, the mean dissolved solids from the monthly analyses being taken as a basis of computation. The accuracy of the monthly analyses has been checked by com- paring the sum of the radicles with the total solids and the sum of the reacting values of the positive radicles with the sum of the reacting values of the negative radicles; apparently erroneous results that could not be corrected from the original notebooks have been dis- carded. In checking by reacting values it was found that most of the apparent percentage errors (found by dividing the algebraic sum by the arithmetical sum of the reacting values) were less than the value of the expression 3 + -~ , -, -T-, which was adopted as the maxi- dissolved solids mum allowable error. The word " error" is here applied to appar- ent lack of closure in the chemical system of dissolved solids. The so-called error may result from undetermined radicles as well as from erroneous analytical results. The following table shows the maximum error allowed by this expression for various amounts of dissolved solids : Maximum allowable errors in reacting values. Dissolved solids (mil- ligrams per liter). Error (per cent). Dissolved solids (mil- ligrams per liter). Error (per cent). 80 21.7 360 7.3 90... 100 . 19.7 18.0 400.... 450 6.8 6.3 110... 120 130 16.6 15.5 14.5 500 600. ... 700. 6.0 5.5 5.1 140 13.7 800. ... 4.9 150 13.0 900. 4.7 160... 180 12.4 11.3 1,000. .. 1,200. ... 4.5 4.2 200 10.5 1,500 4.0 220 9.8 2,000. ... 3.8 240 9.2 5,000. 3.3 260 300 8.8 8.0 7,500. ... 15,000. ... 3.2 3.1 12 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. The percentage errors in reacting values are shown in the tables of the analyses. The mean of the errors of analyses arranged by con- tent of dissolved solids of the waters are given in the following table: Mean errors of analyses of monthly composite samples. Dissolved solids in milligrams per liter. Number of analyses. Mean error (per cent). 75 to 99 (mean 91) 16 10.0 100 to 149 (mean 123) 42 7.0 150 to 199 (mean 169) 39 5.9 200 to 299 (mean 247) 50 4.8 300 to 499 (mean 391) 81 3 7 500 to 999 (mean 730) . . 59 2.4 1,000 to 4,990 (mean 2,490) 73 1.8 5,000 to 21,600 (mean 9,600) 13 1.1 Some idea of the accuracy of the individual determinations may be gathered by considering the errors inherent in the methods of analysis employed. Tit rations made in the ordinary way are all likely to be in error by 0.05 cubic centimeter of the solution and weighings are likely to be wrong by at least 0.5 milligram. The following table shows the errors thus likely to be introduced into the tabulated analyses for the amounts of water and strengths of solutions generally used for the analyses. Errors greater than these are, of course, not unlikely through blunders in the analytical work, the table showing merely in a general way the minimum refinement probable in the work at Berkeley: Errors likely to occur in individual analyses. Determination or radicle. Assumed error of analytical work. Quantity of water used (cubic centi- meters). Resulting error in analysis (.milligrams per liter). Suspended matter. 5 mg 50 10 Do 5 in er 3 30 27 28 328 373 408 458 23 '"21 21 4.0 3.0 3.9 3.5 8.5 8.0 "s-'s" 42 37 38 October 1-November 4 November 18- December 16 24 28 +"."7" Mean 2.4 324 22 3.8 7.6 .00 46 33 7.1 .06 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Animas River near Durango, Colo. Month. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1902. 1903. 1904. '1905. Mean. 0310 a 378 a 179 289 o284 a267 a 133 228 Marc-h * a 374 a 306 d224 301 April b 1,630 2,610 1,510 584 335 445 1,460 1,220 May 2,330 4,500 1,760 1,730 2,180 1,700 3,240 3,890 2,670 June c646 875 3,220 3,430 1,800 1,990 1,180 4,130 6,300 2,620 July 388 349 1,120 1,360 668 409 271 2,450 c453 1,820 929 August 510 199 534 364 691 179 273 554 903 816 502 September. ... 363 1,000 875 263 276 231 299 542 738 534 512 October 307 246 475 274 1,380 553 161 158 297 267 252 205 256 347 1,680 511 522 290 568 313 December c25l c216 430 c250 c212 c272 d339 243 277 The year 1 350 851 549 869 Approximate. b April 12-30. c June 20-30. d December 1-17. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR BELLE FOURCHE, S. DAK. Samples of water were collected from Belle Fourche River at a county bridge near Belle Fourche, S. Dak., between April 15, 1905, and June 23, 1906. A gaging station was established at this bridge by the United States Geological Survey May 26, 1903, and was dis- continued June 23, 1906. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Water-Supply Papers: 99, pp. 57-59; 130, pp. 169-172; 172, pp. 156-159; 208, pp. 128-129. 16 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Belle Fourche River at county bridge near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. [Drainage area, 3,250 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day). i 1 it I.' II -1- 5 6 I 1 1 1 S 02 02 f Q 1 i i 1905-6. April 15, 16, 17, 18... 10 27 18 14 12 10 7 20 12 2 3 10 6 6 174 172 187 131 122 155 159 144 175 144 138 149 130 1V2 170 125 138 126 . 139 172 167 185 229 227 177 186 166 234 222 247 208 140 182 188 172 308 144 122 153 137 10 7 13 14 7 7 14 11 14 10 8 15 13 8 14 12 6 16 8 8 13 7 8 16 10 9 11 28 13 10 11 15 20 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 58 82 58 2,810 986 262 3,270 1,520 86 3,750 6,170 2,910 7,120 1,150 1,380 7 330 5,230 2,730 3,910 434 1,490 302 140 58 634 142 484 118 64 56 156 1,780 752 694 1,150 3,260 3,080 2,840 1,940 5,450 1,300 1,220 1,290 934 912 788 844 712 1,100 936 504 696 522 650 724 520 492 454 484 678 836 988 1,040 1,050 880 862 856 1,120 1,040 1,170 1,120 524 780 834 956 874 624 644 676 796 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.7 2.5 3.2 2.7 3.6 2.6 2.3 3.2 3.4 2.6 3.8 2.0 .9 .7 .5 .5 .0 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 3.7 2.8 2.6 2.2 3.0 4.0 2.9 2.8 3.4 95 85 82 270 236 142 270 147 93 382 598 365 927 360 238 670 699 379 1,110 165 129 88 62 63 170 87 90 90 90 89 75 923 430 352 200 656 1,130 445 400 850 15 19 13 2,050 629 100 2,380 603 22 3,860 9,960 2,870 17,800 1,120 887 13,200 9.860 2,790 11,700 194 520 72 23 10 291 33 118 29 16 13 32 4,430 874 670 620 5,780 9,390 3,440 2,100 12,500 333 281 28Q 680 581 302 615 282 275 965 815 686 1,310 632 465 940 929 465 1,450 302 291 234 174 178 404 201 208 271 251 282 227 1,300 906 793 517 1,550 1,900 778 730 1,830 April 19, 20, 22 April 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29 April 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 . May 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 May 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 . May 21 22 24 25 26 May 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2, 3 June 5, 6, 7, 8 9 10 June 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 June 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, July I.... July 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 July 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 July 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 August 7 8 9 10 11 12 August 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 August 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1,2 September 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 September 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21, 22. September 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29. . October 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 October 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 October 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 ... October 25, 31 , November 1, 2, 3, 4. . November 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 November 24, 25 \pril 1 2 3 4, 5 6, 7 April 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 \pril 14 15 17, 18 May 16, 18, 19 May 20, 21 , 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 May 27, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2 June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Jjme 11 12 13 15 16 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 BELLE FOURCHE RIVER. 17 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Belle Fourche River at county bridge ncai Belle Fourche, S. Dak. Limiting dates of coin posit c. Number of daily samples. H Dissolved solids (Ds) (mil- ligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. Calcium (Ca). Magnesium (Mg). + $ .! Carbonate (CO 8 ). Bicarbonate (HCO). Sulphate (SO,)- c u Nitrate (NO,). 1905-C. April 15 May 20 24 M 27 27 28 +1.9 -1.8 +0.4 -5.3 1,160 800 804 592 546 17 16 16 14 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.1 4.1 4.3 5.9 5.5 7.7 7.3 ' 7.5 5.5 4.8 5.8 3.7 8.7 12 0.00 1.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 17 20 21 27 28 19 21 19 54 49 52 47 47 53 53 48 48 0.84 .96 1.6 2.5 1.3 .83 1.5 5.6 0.01 .04 .04 .03 .05 .02 .03 .04 M-IY 7 -June 3 I u lie ."> July 1 July "-29 I ulv :<()- \ugust "(I Vii'Mi^t ''7 September 28 1.020 28 14 20 946 November 6-25 -1.8 1,210 728 689 7NS 15 15 15 15 \pril 1 May 19 M-iv '"0-June 16 25 6 -4.4 +4.0 .00 .00 21 20 53 51 4.4 3.8 .03 .01 Juno 17-23 . Mean 2.8 844 15 4.4 6.8 .10 21 50 2.3 .03 a Sodium is 86 per cent and potassium is 18 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Belle Fourche River at highway bridge near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. Month. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. Mean. January a 150 February . a 150 M arch o803 a 127 a450 April 277 88 473 419 May 373 219 fi06 399 June . a 57 1.500 344 594 (24 July 117 148 531 265 August . 751 38 531 440 September 624 67 77 25(i October 54 102 105 87 November 68 84 76 December . . 77 77 Mean a2i3 a Approximate. 81210 WSP 27411- 18 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. BELLE FOTJRCHE RIVER AT DIVERSION DAM NEAR BELLE FOURCHE, S. DAK. Samples of water were collected from Belle Fourche River at the diversion dam of the United States Reclamation Service near Belle Fourche, .S. Dak., between July 27 and November 13, 1906. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey May 10, 1906, below the diversion dam and inlet canal of Belle Fourche project, United States Reclamation Service. Stream- flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, for that point have been published by the Survey in the following report: Water-Supply Paper 208, pp. 129-131. Data from July, 1903, to June, 1906, may be obtained by adding discharge for Belle Fourche and Redwater rivers at Belle Fourche. See the following reports : Annual Reports United States Reclamation Service: 3, pp. 488-489;' 4, 'p. 325. Water-Supply Papers: 99, pp. 57-60; 130, pp. 169-175; 172, pp. 156-161; 208, pp. 128-129, 13L-132. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Belle Fourche River at diversion dam near Belle Fourche. [Drainage area, 4,270 square miles.] Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 Solids (tons per day). "S "I I 1 ' g I w 2 1 S 1 .2 Dates. g f 2 X 1 si *s A } 1 ! i i B I i 1 I 1 I i 6 6 02 5 & * 02 Q 1906. July 27 29 30 31, Augusts, 4 () 209 10 26 1,230 1.0 88 6 293 August 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 170 3 :{, ic,o 814 2.3 550 4,680 1,210 August 16, 17, 18 19 188 5 124 898 .2 136 46 329 August 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 170 10 1,810 S'.I.S 259 1,260 888 August 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1. 219 6 976 862 .7 2SO 738 652 September 4, 5 7,8 211 11 108 894 .3 46 376 September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 292 940 .4 208 164 528 September 16 18, 19, 21 7 173 209 203 12 5 5 120 100 22 916 876 916 .6 .5 .5 27(i 232 213 90 63 13 683 Ms 528 September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 September 30, October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 October 7. 9, 10, 11, 12 222 4 16 904 .4 201 9 491 October 14 15, 16 17, 18. 19 L"J 1 9 52 910 .4 208 29 512 October 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31. . 6 150 15 26 978 .6 258 18 681 November 3 .... 12 187 6 68 sso .6 250 46 594 November 4 5 6 7 9 10 216 8 58 870 .6 247 39 581 November 11 12 13 14 183 15 890 1.6 247 594 BKillOKX RIVER. 19 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Belle Fourchc River at diversion near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. . I i Radicl es inp er ccn of dls solved solids 1 i & ' u> Limiting dates of composite. t ber of daily ! OT l_ |& fl it "o? g lesium (Mg) || i i a r b o n a 1 cncoo- o 2 p g te (NO,). E | i* i i _ X W 5 a 'A V 9 fc 1900. July 27-August 25 21 +3.4 968 18 5.0 5.0 0.00 19 52 1.5 0.01 Aimiist '_Vi September 21 22 +4.1 970 18 4.9 4.8 .00 22 48 1.0 .02 September 23-October 19 25 +3.5 920 20 4.9 2.9 .00 23 48 1.1 .00 October 21-November 13 20 + 1.9 894 19 5.4 4.7 .00 24 52 2.0 .25 Mean 3.2 938 19 5.0 4.4 .00 22 50 1.4 .07 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Belle Fourche River at diversion dam near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. Month. 1903.a 1904.a 1905.o 1906.o Mean. January b 350 February &350 March... b 1.070 6318 694 April.. 521 288 692 500 Mav 532 762 939 744 June . b 184 2 670 603 711 1 040 July 201 338 1 040 148 '432 August . . 913 126 789 266 524 September 915 248 255 223 410 October 177 346 401 225 287 November. 294 529 221 347 December 329 329 Mean 6501 a Sum of discharges of Belle Fourche and Redwater Rivers to May, 1906. Values to September, 1905. taken from Fourth Ann. Rept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 325. b Approximate. BIGHORN RIVER NEAR FORT OUSTER, MONT. Samples of water were collected from Bighorn River at a railroad bridge near Fort Custer, Mont., between June 10, 1905, and June 8, 1906. A gaging station was established at this bridge by the United States Geological Survey June 16, 1904. Stream-flow data, includ- ing gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 130, pp. 130-132; 172, pp. 108-110; 208, pp. 96-97; 246, pp. 183-185. 20 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Bighorn River at railroad bridge near Fort Ouster, Mont. [Drainage area, 20,700 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). "3 c fe ^ 1 T3 Solids (tons per day). J 1- SO gB 1 ' I I 1 1 2. 5 o a o 1 E . S? T3CO O ^ 02 CO 2 1 ii i 5 |'r I "S 1 Ul 4 2 a 1 Q 1905-6. June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 7 9 2 9 13 16 6 21 26 98 93 92 90 111 120 136 145 144 181 164 174 198 261 245 277 228 214 219 231 182 166 140 166 239 96 179 43 19 108 21 13 6 12 7 21 18 15 18 18 20 16 18 28 25 29 29 29 22 21 25 23 24 20 14 5 5 5 10 10 1,430 2,790 596 218 780 366 264 2,060 1,710 324 1,220 76 18 24 134 14 24 82 36 160 84 814 2,450 930 994 1,060 1,470 2,860 1,560 1,180 196 250 200 202 312 324 294 460 492 512 446 540 536 678 654 710 670 632 602 544 588 520 480 522 498 206 196 202 190 240 5.0 4.7 4.1 3.5 1.6 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.1 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 5.0 5.3 6.5 6.0 , 5 19,700 17,200 13,300 10,100 3,620 2,700 2,480 1,700 1,980 2,130 1,850 1,980 1,700 2,900 2,400 2,100 3,300 ,000 ,400 ,200 ,900 ,100 3,640 3,210 3,020 8,300 9,860 15,900 12,800 10,200 76,100 130,000 21,400 5,950 7,630 2,670 1,770 9,460 9,150 1,870 6,100 407 83 188 870 79 214 886 428 1,810 1,110 9,020 24,100 8,050 8,100 23,800 39,000 123,000 53,900 32,300 10,400 11,600 7,190 5,510 3.050 2,360 1,970 2,110 2,630 2,950 2,230 2,890 2,460 5,310 4,240 4,020 5,970 6,830 7,160 6,170 7,780 5,760 4,720 4,520 4,060 4.620 5,220 8,670 6.560 6,600 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29 June 30, July 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 - August 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 August 20, 22, 23, 25, 26 August 27, 28, 29, 31, September 1, 2 . September 24, 25, 26, 27, October 1,3,4 October 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 October 15, 17, 20, 22, 23, 28 October 29,30,31, November 1,2,3,4. November 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. .. December 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21... . December 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 31, January 1, 2, 3 January 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 January 15, 22, 23, 24, 25 January 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2, 6 . February 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15. . February 16 March 2, 3 March 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 April 4, 5, 6, 7 April 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 April 15, 16 May 18, 19 Mav 20, 21,22,23,24,25,26 May 27 28 29, 30 May 30, 31, June 1, 2, 3 June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Bighorn River at railroad bridge near Fort Ouster, Mont. rf "p. "M* Radic les in p ercen iofdis. solved solids. I II / 3 IS c3 Limiting dates of composite. '3 M g Q 1" 8 C/ _5 G 1 j gjjf g a P |6 S3 1 o> B D g W CO C ( CO P a 5 _o, o | 1905-6. June 10-July 13 27 +4.7 178 17 4.7 o!3 0.00 58 25 4.8 0.05 August 14-October 1 23 +3.0 354 17 5.1 14 .00 39 42 5.4 .04 October 5-November 11 27 501 14 5.0 10 .00 38 5.8 .04 November 12-January 3 24 -4.1 683 15 4.9 8.5 .00 39 44 4.1 .03 January 7- February 15 24 -5.8 r.sti 15 5.3 8.4 .00 35 11 '.i. '.) .01 February 16- April 14... 20 171 17 5.3 11 .00 45 2.0 .04 April 15-May 30 15 +S 6 229 18 6.1 11 .00 46 34 4.3 .02 May 30-June 8 11 + 1.7 210 14 4.8 11 .00 30 4.2 .01 Mean 4 6 390 16 5 2 11 00 43 37 5.1 .03 a Sodium is 90 per cent and potassium is 13 per cent of this amount. BOISE ETVER. 21 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Bighorn River near Fort Ouster, Mont. Month. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. ol,480 " 1. ISO I'Yhruarv 1 I.UMI March ol,%0 b 10, 500 c 1,720 "2,000 April 1,440 3,800 2,380 2,740 2,590 May 4,320 8,720 8,660 5,620 6,580 June . . '. d 20, 700 17,400 13,600 16,700 22,600 18,200 July 12,300 9,140 11,000 22,300 14,600 13,900 August 4,580 3,490 6,290 7,770 6,230 5,670 September 2,450 a 2, 080 3,070 2,900 2,770 2,0 2,130 4,000 2,880 2,710 2,000 Month. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 1,320 820 1,020 1,630 5,630 6,900 8,780 2,630 839 685 683 1,220 1,080 1,080 2,280 6,380 5,970 5,410 3,200 1,050 925 1,100 988 943 1,270 1,460 2,600 6,280 8,830 7,940 2,940 1,040 840 930 1,020 1,130 February 1 140 c 3, 150 5,580 11,200 11,000 8,910 5,410 1,640 1,030 932 933 1,030 March... 2,310 7,470 8,400 10.000 2,380 854 772 943 c 1,130 4,260 11,200 13,400 8,690 3,260 1,160 730 951 d 1,770 2,940 3,710 4,120 1,270 643 578 693 684 652 April May June July August September October November December c928 The year 3,010 2,530 3,020 o April 1-19. 6 May 12-31. c Approximate. d March 18-31. NOTE. Gaging station removed 8 miles upstream to Highland early in 1905. CARSON RIVER NEAR HAZEN, NEV. Samples of water were collected from Carson River at the diversion dam of the United States Reclamation Service near Hazen, Nev., between April 10, 1906, and April 15, 1907. This dam is below the outlet of the canal carrying water from Truckee River to Carson River, and the samples taken during August, September, and Octo- 24 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. ber, 1906, represent a mixture of the waters of Truckee and Carson Rivers. The nearest gaging station of the United States Geological Survey is at Empire, Nev., about 60 miles above the diversion dam. The drainage area at Empire is 988 square miles and at the diversion dam is 1,700 square miles, but the flow is approximately the same at both places. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station at Empire have been pub- lished by the Survey in the following reports: Annual Report: 12, II, pp. 324-325. Bulletin: 140, pp. 212-213. Water-Supply Papers: 51, p. 401; 66, pp. 110-111, 175; 75, p. 189; 85, pp. 109-111; 100, pp. 175-177; 133, pp. 337-339; 176, pp. 111-113; 212, pp. 79-81; 250, p. 128. Partial analyses of water from Carson River at diversion dam near Hazen, Nev. [Drainage area, 1,700 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Carbon- ate radicle (CO.). Bicar- bonate radicle (HC0 3 ). Chlorine radicle (Cl). Sus- pended matter (Sm). Dis- solved solids (Ds). 1900-7. April 10 April 21 April 28 May 9 May 15 May21 May 28 June4 June 11 June 18 June 25... July 2 July 9 July 10 July 23 July 28 August 7 August 20 August 28 September 3 September 10 September 19 September 24 October 1 Octobers October 14 October 22 October 29 November 5 November 12 November 19 ". November 26 December 3 Decem)>er 10 December 17 January 7 January 14 January 21 January 28 February 4 February 11 February 18 February 24 February 2." March 1 i April 15 102 73 70 70 67 61 64 68 64 48 64 52 64 51 51 65 62 102 111 116 103 112 107 113 78 124 126 114 125 116 112 110 115 122 119 125 114 120 113 108 105 74 150 546 142 352 184 206 120 154 170 154 122 130 118 174 56 954 108 234 94 84 70 24 20 4 40 64 36 40 98 186 118 10 226 992 11(5 84 76 82 14 368 54 74 12 28 144 196 150 122 120 154 108 104 142 144 114 136 114 118 94 130 150 156 216 184 188 170 224 198 226 202 284 250 290 244 224 250 258 246 276 254 204 230 208 240 206 186 168 170 200 180 160 NOTE. Nearest gaping station is at Empire, Nev.; drainage area, 988 square miles. During August, September, and October half or a less part of the discharge of Carson River at the sampling station was water from Truckee River. a See also Second Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 359; Third Ann. Rept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 348. COLORADO RIVER. 25 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Carson River at diversion dam near IJazen, Nev. 8 i Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. 4 1 ftl $ 1 Dates of composite. 1 ' t-> ! I | 5> a !T o B 1 I | to > & i Is Ed" * o 1 I W P _3 1 | T 1 I 3 CJ i 2 1906-7. April 10 1 28, May 9 4 4 4 + 10.7 + 5.Q l.V.t 130 133 116 20 16 19 18 3.6 6.2 4.5 4.1 14 14 14 19 0.00 .00 .00 .00 57 68 50 56 21 22 6.9 5.3 4.5 0.06 .00 May 15 2 T) 05 ^. , ? ss 00 rs PH o ii i o E* |l 1 i 1 GO 1 8 T3 1 s 1905. May 8 9 10 . 8 5 6 . 15 9 5 . 6 200 210 209 205 223 178 181 181 181 173 158 160 180 167 161 156 175 162 145 177 142 136 162 216 154 152 142 158 121 155 177 157 192 197 187 188 218 181 214 198 180 223 260 223 242 210 216 232- 202 257 224 231 238 205 218 211 238 201 191 211 274 231 228 224 228 233 242 247 76 69 59 60 GO 60 62 50 48 37 36 37 42 34 41 24 31 31 39 38 38 40 65 79 56 59 61 74 76 83 80 90 99 92 88 89 143 140 133 152 134 139 143 153 157 177 186 155 147 137 137 120 127 137 151 158 194 180 180 141 169 141 148 155 181 198 218 200 16,600 14,700 12,600 12,400 9,860 9,340 8,010 6,650 4,430 5,100 5,270 4,500 2,780 2,910 2,190 1,610 3,880 3,530 3,690 4,750 3,320 2,780 3,510 2,240 2,610 2,440 3,390 2,140 2,700 4,080 6,980 9,090 3,750 1,760 1,810 2,150 2,560 2,170 2,350 3,440 4,130 7,280 1,230 8,990 5,550 4,660 7,620 13,600 7,230 12,900 9,170 8,760 8,240 6,710 3,300 2,980 2,680 1,950 1,510 12,300 24,200 21,700 14,200 10,600 9,330 7,450 5,800 4,120 496 490 478 . 468 474 422 658 456 424 390 360 360 416 360 354 374 394 , 408 340 348 308 314 482 504 432 424 394 392 464 506 542 710 582 604 566 598 830 878 824 932 830 936 990 1,100 962 964 1,230 1,090 866 1,020 986 968 1,030 880 932 892 1,040 892 850 632 828 1,000 896 870 920 938 948 1,070 25.6 26.0 25.0 24.7 24.5 25.2 26.0 27.1 27.8 28.3 28.4 28.2 28.6 28.8 29.1 29.0 28.5 27.6 26.4 25.3 22.4 22.0 21.8 21.0 20.4 20.1 20.0 19.8 20.4 20.4 20.0 19.4 19.0 18.8 18.7 19.0 18.6 18.4 18.3 18.7 18.9 18.6 18.3 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.7 19.9 18.9 18.9 18.7 18.6 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.8 25.5 26.0 21.2 18.8 18.3 18.0 17.9 17.9 17.8 45,100 46,300 37,500 35,000 35,800 41,200 48,000 56,700 65,000 67,700 70,900 71,100 80,000 85,800 92,700 89,000 77,700 64,800 54,600 44,100 31,500 28,500 26,200 21,900 20,700 18,600 16,900 14,600 16,700 16,700 15,500 12,000 9,260 7,820 7,290 8,050 6,740 6,290 5,580 7,410 7,870 6,640 5,630 5,280 5,240 7,200 11J300 11/900 7,610 7,580 6,630 6,040 5,550 5,610 5,770 6,330 6,640 6,370 6,480 57,300 57,300 26,900 12,700 9,640 8,120 7,680 7,550 6,630 2,030,000 1,830,000 1,280,000 1,170,000 953,000 1,040,000 1,040,000 1, 020, 000 777,000 933,000 1,010,000 862,000 600,000 673,000 548,000 387,000 813,000 617,000 543,000 566,000 282,000 214,000 248,000 132,000 146,000 123,000 154,000 84,500 122,000 184,000 292,000 294,000 93,800 37,200 35,700 46,700 46,700 36,800 35,400 68,700 87,600 131,000 187,000 128,000 78,500 90,500 233,000 438,000 149,000 263,000 164,000 143,000 124,000 102,000 51,500 51,000 48,100 33,600 26,300 1,900,000 730,000 1,580,000 4XX, 17 IS Jinn' l' 4> 9 1 June 22 23 24 Jinn 1 ""> -) G 27 June 28 29 30 July 1 2, 3 July 456 Julv 11, 13 July 11 15 16 July 17, 18, 19 Julv 20 21 22 Julv 3 er3 4 5 Septeml>er 6789 September 11, 12, 13 September 15 16 17 Septeml>er 20, 21, 22 Sept eml >er 24 25, 26 Septeml>er 27, 28, 29 Septenil>er 30, October 1, 2 Octol>er 3 5 Octol>er6 78 . October 11 12 13 October 14, 18, 19 Octol>er 16 17 18. Octol>er 19, 2(), 21 .... Octol>er 22 23 24 Octol>er 26, 27, 28 ( )ct ol >er 29, 30, 31, November 2 ... November 4 6 7 j Novem l>er'.i. l:i. 14 Noveml>er 15 16 17 November IS I'.i, 20 November 22 23,25 Novemlwr 27, 29, 30 Beceml>er 1, 2 . Deceml>er 4, 5, 8 Deceml)er9, 11, 12 December 13, 14 15 December 16, 18, 19 Deceml>er 20, 21, 22 December 23, 25, 26 December 27, 28, 30. . 28 SOME STREAM WATERS OF ^CHE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Colorado River at railroad bridge near Yuma, Ariz. Limiting dates of composite. H, Errors. Dissolved solids (Ds) (milligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. I Magnesium (Mg). ^ .2 1 6 1 1 Bicarbonate (HCOi). Sulphate (SO). Chlorine (Cl). Nitrate (NOs). 1905. 24 20 33 27 30 30 18 -0.1 +2.2 +1.2 - .9 +1.9 + .7 994 816 686 609 488 345 395 10 11 14 16 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.8 3.5 "i'i" 3.1 3.1 2.8 18 21 20 19 16 13 11 15 13 16 17 18 0.00 .00 1.9 1.4 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 23 32 36 38 43 50 27 21 20 22 25 26 23 30 33 33 31 27 24 24 22 19 14 11 15 16 15 14 19 22 0.13 .04 .05 .04 .06 .26 .28 .10 .03 February 2-28 March 1-April 2 April 3 May 1 May 2-31 June 1-30 July 1-August 1 August 4-30 27 532 930 972 870 848 14 15 13 13 11 ""23" 25 28 August 31-September 29 September 30-November 2 25 29 18 23 +2^3 -2.1 November 4-30 .07 .03 December 1-30 Mean 1.8 707 13 3.3 16 .28 33 26 18 .10 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Colorado River near Yuma, Ariz. Month. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 3,730 3,090 3,640 8,130 6,870 21,500 6,320 7,610 February 3 960 3 370 3 800 28,100 9,560 18 800 14,200 11,700 March .'... 4.900 6,120 5,980 50,500 25,400 24,100 16,100 19,000 April 6 180 14 300 8,060 37,800 32,500 35 300 17,800 21,700 May -. 36,000 33,700 27,700 42,200 54,100 37,900 27,200 37,000 June 42 500 53 100 43 800' 76 500 84,200 94 800 42,900 62,500 July 12,500 37,500 23,000 30,300 39,000 96,500 32,600 38,800 August 4 180 10 900 17 100 12 100 19,200 37,600 24,300 17,900 September 3,820 6.790 11,600 6,500 11,700 23,200 11,400 10,700 October 4,300 8,480 11 600 8 040 11,700 13,600 9,510 9,600 November 4,190 5,400 6,150 12,000 9,710 10,800 8,090 8,050 December 5,410 4,340 4,480 15,400 18,300 7,450 15,900 10,200 The year 11,000 15,600 13,900 27,300 26,900 35,100 18,900 21,200 ELM FORK OF RED RIVER NEAR MANGTJM, OKLA. Samples of water were collected from Elm Fork of Ked River at a highway bridge near Mangum, Okla., between April 13, 1905, and March 22, 1907. A gaging station was established at the bridge by the United States Geological Survey April 12, 1905, and discon- tinued March 31, 1908. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for this station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 173, pp. 79-81; 209, pp. 57-59; 247, pp. 97-100. ELM FORK OF RED RIVER. 29 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Elm Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. [Drainage area, 750 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day). Ol e 'd o,0 +J ^ r o I L SO So 1 S S B 0) "o ! 1 1 ll W CO T3 O CO |S ft 1 T3 1 a i O3 ri ! i 1905-1907. April 13 15 16 17, 18 7 146 9,010 994 5,550 3,780 4,910 1,410 218 1,880 232 192 1,000 178 272 298 1,330 432 2,100 362 472 1,660 1,670 396 1,010 4 4,150 852 32 800 1,180 236 480 1,360 552. 468' 4 340 168 668 408 628 296 260 12 24 324 304 436 216 92 296 92 216 180 352 28 148 308 104 404 340 584 512 18,500 2,540 3,010 5,770 4,650 7,830 8,080 7,250 10,700 11,800 7,290 4,050 19,000 8,820 7,920 9,980 8,200 11,500 12,900 13,300 12,800 6,970 8,080 8,010 11,800 11,700 10,500 11,300 12,400 12,700 10,700 13,100 13,000 '13,900 13,900 13,000 13,200 13,500 13,600 13,100 13,600 12,700 13,100 13,200 13,900 14,600 14,600 13,300 13,800 14,200 14,500 14,400 14,800 15,400 15,800 13,000 15,600 15,500 18,000 17,200 15,900 15,800 16,700 16,800 16,400 16,700 2.0 3.6 2.9 3.0 4.0 2.9 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.2 2.3 3.2 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 _'. :; 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 17 500 195 652 888 161 484 105 46 47 96 350 18 341 31 223 53 42 41 41 120 90 23 20 20 20 20 20 20 23 23 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 21 21 21 21 25 25 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 18 21 21 ' 21 21 46 7,480 1,990 8,640 3,380 95 2,460 66 24 127 46 257 14 1,220 36 1,270 52 53 184 184 128 246 224 46 2 43 64 13 30 84 30 25 18 9 35 28 42 20 18 1 2 22 17 25 12 5 20 6 12 10 20 2 8 17 6 23 19 33 29 851 3,430 1,580 10,100 11.200 3,410 10. COO 2,00 1,330 1,500 1,890 3,830 920 8,130 662 6,010 ,180 ,300 ,430 ,470 ,140 ,690 500 433 637 632 568 608 670 786 665 708 708 747 749 699 710 731 915 885 915 859 885 887 940 827 830 756 780 960 980 812 840 875 896 849 885 876 1,020 975 902 764 944 950 926 946 \pril _><> M-iv >:< - - AI iv 17 18 20 21 22 June 2 3 10 113 135 148 122 128 148 126 116 2,080 1,510 2,970 3,090 2,550. 4,650 5,410 3,070 June 5 7 8 9 10 June 11 12 13 14 15 June 18 19*20 21 22,23,24 June 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, July 1 July 2 34567 July 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jul V 16 17 23 25,26,27,28 July 25 November 1 2 3, 4 39 13 26 36 46 16 32 39 32 145 106 123 132 115 139 99 132 132 66 116 92 119 145 131 128 140 110 146 145 162 162 166 162 163 166 139 145 152 165 158 158 158 165 172 152 158 152 152 152 119 132 129 82 106 132 12-i 92 86 210 154 196 196 257 9,320 4,050 3,380 4,480 3,400 5,400 5,950 6,210 5,010 3,130 3,500 5,670 5,480 5,210 4,640 5,110 5,670 5,820 5,680 6,150 6,420 6,620 6,590 6,610 6,110 6,540 6,260 6,240 6,480 6,000 6,070 6,220 6,660 7,010 6,940 6,260 6,580 6,750 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,510 7,580 7,090 7,620 7,360 8,960 8,400 7,780 7,500 7,900 8,070 8,200 8,460 November 56789 10 11 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18... November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. .. November 2(>, 27,28,29,30, December 1 2 November 29.30, December 5,6,7,8,9 December 10 December 12 December 13 December 14 December 15 December 16 December 17 December 19 December 20 December 21 December 23 December 24 December 25 December 26 December 27 December 28 December 29 December 30 December 31 ' January 1 , January 2 Januar y 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 . January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16.. .. January 17 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 January 23 January 25 January 26 January 27 Januar v 28 January 29 January 30 30 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Elm Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, OJcla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day). e8 f pO> 02 w Is 1 8 I'- ll 1 CQ w "o to f I CQ OT 5 1905-1907. January 31 0- 6 *0 9 .0 208 165 138 53 138 165 158 172 82 188 218 208 244 208 221 248 224 208 231 190 214 199 115 185 188 182 121 134 153 153 151 140 153 153 153 153 160 100 102 153 153 153 153 153 KiO 153 160 153 153 147 128 147 153 153 128 140 128 128 140 89 64 77 217 109 108 115 115 111 9,040 8,720 8,380 8,150 8,460 9,400 9,030 9,150 9,220 9,310 9,090 9,250 8,120 8,920 9,360 8,210 8,350 7,950 9,330 8,020 8,320 8,460 8,530 8,770 9,580 9,020 8,950 9,430 9,670 9,430 9,520 10,300 10,000 10,000 10,300 10,500 11,100 11,100 11,400 11,400 11,100 11,500 11,900 10,600 10,600 11,100 11,200 11,000 10,900 11,100 10,900 10, 600 10,500 10,400 10,400 10,600 10,600 10,900 10,800 2,540 242 1,550 1,260 1,180 2,150 3,380 4,110 3. MO 596 268 244 308 320 2,310 108 1,140 812 412 100 384 68 172 308 272 396 320 216 188 2,140 760 380 192 44 64 208 236 152 236 380 304 356 396 772 584 644 420 2,320 1,2(50 736 8,250 5,950 lit. in 308 796 164 8 17,700 18,000 17,700 17,000 17,900 17,300 19,200 18,900 19,000 18,400 18,100 17,900 16,600 17,800 18,700 16,700 16,500 16,000 15,000 16,300 16,900 14,900 17,000 18,000 18,200 18,400 19,000 19,800 20,800 19,500 20, 20:) 21,700 20,900 21,000 21,400 21,600 22,400 22,900 23,400 23,400 29,400 23,500 22,000 22,500 22,500 22,500 23,400 22,500 22,100 22,300 22, 900 22,000 21,900 21,900 21,700 22,200 22,400 22,600 22, (500 5,800 1,340 3,860 4! 620 6,230 8,400 9,720 9,910 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 4.8 6.0 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 21 27 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 32 30 20 20 20 18 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 1,320 2,720 340 150 180 78 48 32 37 34 20 14 18 19 137 6 67 48 25 6 23 4 15 25 15 21 16 8 7 81 29 14 7 2 2 8 9 6 9 14 11 13 15 27 19 21 14 107 58 34 29,400 43,700 1,510 125 386 35 1 1,000 1,340 1,050 1,010 1,060 1,030 1,140 1,120 1,130 1,090 1,080 1,070 990 1,540 1,520 901 892 866 727 615 638 565 643 678 688 (197 720 750 785 735 765 820 790 795 805 815 845 865 SSI) 885 1,110 890 835 850 850 850 820 730 715 720 744 1,010 ,010 ,000 996 ,020 ,030 ,040 ,040 20,700 9,840 5, MO 1,840 2,240 1,290 1,080 990 February 1 . ^ February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 . February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 22 February 23 February 24 .' February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28. .. March 1 March 2... March 3 March 4 March 5 ... March 6 March? March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 14 March 15 . March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 April 1 . April 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 Aprils April 9 April 10 April 11 -. April 12... ELM FORK OF RED RIVER. 31 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Elm Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. Continued. . Bates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day). > [o 8 ft 1 u 1 L 26 p 3 1 ! 1 ofl" is 03 T3 w^ ? I fl 1 1 3 1905-1907. April 13... 9 89 89 89 102 121 128 128 128 128 134 128 128 96 128 134 131 144 134 128 64 89 115 115 128 128 134 140 147 153 140 134 147 96 70 70 77 96 102 115 89 77 70 51 102 121 128 134 57 102 70 70 77 89 108 134 134 134 128 140 77 121 121 121 83 83 102 105 128 128 1,140 2,270 2,020 2,150 2,660 3,500 4,200 4,910 5,380 5,440 5,750 5,320 5,240 5,190 5.680 6,160 6,400 6,040 1,520 555 1,420 2,480 3,930 3,500 3,810 5,020 5,800 6,040 6,520 6,880 7,380 7,490 604 532 949 1,300 1,980 2,560 4,540 1,110 319 196 377 928 1,480 2,010 2,600 3,140 1,930 271 610 242 581 1,240 2,000 2,620 3,170 3,650 3,750 2,210 1,930 2,590 960 475 1,070 1,170 1,260 2,130 2,980 15,000 708 188 112 172 188 172 132 376 176 180 196 212 16,800 2,690 6,730 6,360 6,690 7,350 8,750 10,200 11,500 12,200 12,400 12,900 12,300 12.300 12,300 13,300 14,300 14,200 13,800 4,960 3,240 4,840 7,130 9,970 8,950 9,640 11,800 13,200 14,100 14,700 15, 700 16.500 17,000 3,300 3,360 3,540 4,760 5,900 7,040 10,800 S,600 2,090 1,930 3,320 4,460 5,770 6,770 7,770 8,610 5,930 2,620 2,580 1,640 3,280 4,520 6,120 7,340 8,070 9,340 9,410 6,660 6,260 7,570 4,370 3,450 4,600 4,540 4,650 6,440 8,390 4.2 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 . 2.2 2.3 2.2 5.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 5.2 3.0 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 3.4 5.0 5.1 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.1 2.8 2.5 4.0 3.6 3.5 4.5 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 4.4 3.1 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 840 48 48 32 26 26 26 32 32 32 26 22 20 20 20 18 20 18 1,730 96 48 33 63 33 33 33 33 21 21 21 21 21 1,730 150 90 47 38 47 47 340 1,510 1,620 1,730 122 97 10 97 45 700 400 335 890 150 95 77 45 45 45 60 95 60 45 1,020 200 96 160 40 40 40 33,900 92 24 10 12 13 12 11 32 15 13 12 10 78,200 6,100 874 824 578 515 614 714 993 1,050 1,070 907 730 663 665 720 695 769 672 23,100 839 627 635 1,690 797 858 1,050 1,180 801 830 893 937 964 5,400 1,360 860 C04 605 892 1,370 3,310 8,500 8,450 15,500 1,470 1,510 183 2,040 1,050 11,200 2,820 2,330 3,930 1,330 1,200 1,270 891 980 1,130 1,530 1,710 1,010 920 12,000 1,860 1,190 1,960 502 695 905 April 14 April 15 April 16 . April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 24 April 25 April 2(> April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30... May 1 May 2 May 3... . 100 100 68 1,100 36 14,100 2,280 828 292 304 392 156 4,380 7,860 6,020 1,450 280 28 24 68 216 5,750 6,360 1,720 3,730 968 352 140 52 392 572 10,500 2,230 732 2,980 200 - 40 11 9 62 2 656,001 925 201 37 31 50 . 20 4,030 32,000 26,300 6,800 91 7 18 26 10,900 6,860 1,560 8,950 392 94 29 6 48 146 28,900 1,200 190 1,290 22 4 May 4 May 5. . . May 6 May 7... May8. . May 9 May 10... May 11 May 12 May 13... May 14 May 15. . . May 16... May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 22 . May 23 May 24... May 25... . May 26... May 27... May 28... May 29 May 30 Junel June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June (i June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10. June 11.... June 12 June 13. June 14 June 15 June 16. June 17. June 18 June 19 June 20. June 21.... June 22. . . 32 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Elm Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). i & i Solids (tons per day). V O 03 - m o IB i 6 rtU 3, 1 pq 3, i i o 1. -d? *2i <> 3,220 1,020 June 24. June 25 June 26 June 27. June 28 June 29. June 30 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4... JulyS July 6... July?.. July 8 July 9... July 10 July 11... July 12 July 13... July 14 July 15 July 16. July 17 July 18.. July 19 July 20... July 22 July 25... July 26 July 27... July 28. July 29 July 30.. July 31 August 1 August 2 August 3 ' August 4 August 5 August 6 ... August 9 August 10 August 11 August 13 August 14 August 16 August 17 August 18 August 19 August 20 August 21 August 22 August 23 August 24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 30 .. August 31 September 1 September 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 6. . . ELM FORK OF RED RIVER. 33 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Elm Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 * A 1 Mean discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day). ^ _ j| l_ 1 1. s5 Is 1 pa I o 2 1 |I 1 1 w T3 O to * j> P I OS 1 CO i Q 1905-1907. September 7 18 20 26 12 18 22 20 17 5 20 7 13 14 6 14 110 133 129 111 139 111 115 75 111 96 88 82 84 104 67 94 119 69 98 92 84 86 89 123 92 111 103 141 95 126 85 113 73 113 139 153 208 154 78 138 166 164 163 157 164 160 152 134 147 103 109 148 163 173 123 167 170 159 164 172 172 167 147 166 147 156 170 181 1,320 1,620 1,920 2,120 2,400 2,290 2,310 2,270 631 1,150 164 192 193 722 881 1,180 2,000 1,890 2,300 2,400 2,510 2,690 2,810 3,000 2,970 3,100 3,240 3,000 3,190 3,350 3,400 1,720 80 333 808 ,100 ,280 ,530 ,820 ,810 ,870 ,780 ,900 ,970 2,110 2,340 2,490 932 1,040 229 243 462 509 617 196 540 708 794 857 918 998 1,010 1,060 1,130 1.200 1,240 1,260 1.380 676 72 28 204 264 464 228 216 7,270 972 9,440 2,050 3,400 272 212 420 124 200 180 72 16 184 40 96 56 56 256 120 256 308 228 6,740 5,330 1,290 596 296 272 456 124 188 152 412 256 316 572 164 16 264 252 2,600 996 708 374 68 1,390 140 168 136 284 256 184 304 300 192 32 292 232 308 4,750 5,740 6,340 6,840 7,590 7,170 7,030 7,080 3,060 4,760 1,850 2,110 1,510 3,660 3,960 4,750 5,500 6,300 7,350 7,370 7,670 7,950 8,360 9,090 8,710 9,150 9,330 8,920 9,140 9,680 9,850 4,040 1,070 2,440 3,520 4,320 4,800 5,200 5,760 5,610 5,820 5,440 5,810 5,970 6,240 6,490 7,030 3,690 3,920 1,460 2,000 2,830 3,360 3,740 2,090 3,680 4,170 4,160 4,220 4,140 4,320 4.390 4,310 4,520 4,670 4,610 4,700 4.800 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.6 4.0 3.1 7.9 4.0 4.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 5.5 6.3 2.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.0 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.7 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 68 68 68 68 50 88 50 50 700 165 6,180 700 700 200 165 200 110 90 110 70 70 90 85 32 32 59 59 38 38 19 19 2,050 3,180 6 350 300 215 215 160 160 215 215 160 115 115 115 115 175 145 1,220 870 870 1,300 870 700 600 520 445 445 380 380 380 380 315 315 215 215 210 124 13 5 37 36 110 31 29 13,700 433 158.000 3,870 6,310 147 94 227 37 49 53 14 3 45 9 ' 8 5 9 41 12 26 16. 12 37,300 45,800 21 563 240 158 265 54 81 88 239 111 98 177 51 5 125 99 8,560 2,340 1,660 1,310 160 2,630 227 236 163 341 263 189 312 308 163 27 170 135 175 870 1,050 1,180 1,250 1,030 1,700 950 955 5,800 2,120 30,800 3.980 2,850 1,980 1,760 2,560 ,640 ,530 ,190 ,390 ,450 ,930 ,920 785 753 1,460 1,490 913 937 497 506 22,400 9,200 39 3,330 3,500 2,790 3,020 2,490 2,430 3.380 3,150 2,510 1,850 1,930 2,010 2,180 1,740 1,530 4,820 4.700 6,650 11,800 8,780 3,950 5,950 5,860 5.000 5,070 4,250 4,430 4,500 4.420 3,850 3,990 2,680 2,730 2.720 September 8 September 9 September 10. September 11 September 12. September 13 September 14 September 15. September 16 September 18 September 19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September 24 September 25 September 27 September 28 September 29. September 30 October 1 October 4 . October 5 October 7.. October 9 October 10 October 11.. October 12 October 13 October 14 October 15 October 16.. October 17 October 18.. October 19 October 20 October 21 . October 22 October 23.. October 24 October 25 October 26.. October 27 October 28.. October 31 November 27 November 28 . . November 29 November 30... December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4.. December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 December 9 December 10. December 11 December 12 December 14 December 15 December 16 December 17 December 19 81210 WSP 27411 3 34 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for $lm Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). i I 1 I I 1 a 1 ^ Solids (tons per day). a a 03 (isr So I o p2 *o 1. i |s 1 5 1 : 5 1 i it 1 03 T5 O j! 5 1 a 3 13 I 1 j 5 1905-1907. December 20 10 9 9 5 5 9 169 157 172 174 156 163 170 166 150 152 132 157 137 147 157 137 128 157 147 122 127 100 109 147 118 116 107 118 110 111 106 134 74 154 126 137 120 176 196 193 179 174 164 197 189 206 196 206 162 153 157 162 162 172 143' 153 143 148 162 158 153 134 138 119 129 148 148 124 1,350 1,450 1,420 1,510 1,540 1,570 1,580 1,590 1,640 1,660 1,680 1,770 1,780 1,780 1,820 1,770 1,900 2,010 2,020 1,960 969 267 468 884 1,120 1,254 1,340 1,380 1,390 418 364 648 72 788 854 931 ,100 ,020 ,172 ,120 ,160 ,150 ,210 ,200 ,340 ,510 ,820 ,780 ,370 ,230 ,270 ,490 ,460 ,540 ,630 ,720 ,760 ,740 ,760 ,830 ,920 ,860 ,980 .940 2,030 1,970 2. 0X0 2,290 148 200 92 56 128 64 104 116 140 144 180 196 328 200 304 212 280 200 172 1,090 3,160 684 260 136 100 148 88 68 15,900 892 352 1,750 200 32 240 200 816 376 372 136 344 388 136 289 376 204 260 272 112 108 32 172 112 244 300 484 268 432 264 440 112 156 232 128 312 100 80 4,900 5,000 5,040 5,190 5,110 5,330 5,280 5,220 5,350 5,320 5,440 5,500 5,580 5,480 5,640 5,440 5,750 5,990 5,940 5,720 3,380 1,820 2,610 3,780 4,460 4,720 4,880 4,960 4,960 2,400 2,840 3,480 1,330 3,840 4,140 4,190 4,450 4,380 4,560 4,300 4,630 4,520 4,590 4,580 5,020 5,360 6,010 6,040 5,220 4,880 5,000 5,120 5,100 5,170 5,380 5,370 5,440 6,630 5,640 5,640 5,820 5,940 6,020 5,740 5,920 r>.Ksn 6,100 (i, 200 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 4.1 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 8.7 3.8 3.6 5.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 210 210 210 210 157 157 157 157 155 155 150 350 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 600 128 285 205 205 205 205 205 7,600 440 340 1,930 295 295 300 300 255 255 210 255 255 210 210 210 210 265 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 185 150 150 150 150 150 540 120 125 125 125 125 125 125 84 113 52 32 54 27 44 49 59 60 73 185 113 69 105 73 10 69 59 376 5,120 236 200 75 55 82 49 38 327,000 1,060 323 9,100 159 25 194 162 562 259 211 94 237 220 77 159 213 146 155 162 67 64 19 102 67 122 122 196 109 175 107 641 36 58 78 43 105 34 27 2,770 2,840 2,860 2,940 2,170 2,260 2,230 2,210 2,240 2,230 2,200 5,200 ,930 ,890 ,950 ,880 ,990 .070 ,030 ,980 ,170 2,950 900 2,910 2,470 2,610 2,700 2,740 2,740 49,200 3,370 3,190 6.950 3.060 3,300 3,390 3,600 3,020 3,140 2,440 3,190 3,110 2,600 2,600 2,850 3,040 4,300 3,590 3,100 2,900 2,980 3,070 1,090 3,070 2,690 2,170 2,200 2,280 2,280 2,280 8,470 1,930 2,030 1,940 2,000 1,970 2,060 2,120 December 21 December 22. . December 23 December 24 December 25 December 26 December 27 December 28 December 29.. December 30 December 31... January 1 January 2 January 3 .. January 4 January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11 \January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16 January 17 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28. . January 29 January 30 ....... January 31 FebruaVy 1 February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 15 February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 23. .. February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 ... ELM FORK OF BED RIVER. 35 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Elm Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. Continued. Analysis (milligrams per liter). ! Solids (tons per day). 0> ^ ta CO 1 | Dates. d 08 1 O 1 1 d o 1 1 i 3l SB | rt iSo^ SI A s s -d I g 1 I | 1 I 1 1 o PQ G CQ A a * CQ Q 1905-1907. March 1 138 1,980 32 5,830 3.0 125 11 1,970 March 2 5 148 1,850 32 5,880 3.0 125 11 1,990 March 3 153 2,060 120 6,040 2.9 95 31 1,550 March 4 5 129 2,110 300 6,140 2.9 95 77 1,570 March 5 138 2,150 248 6,280 2.9 95 64 1,610 March 6 134 2,270 108 6,520 2.9 95 28 1,670 March 7... 148 2,300 36 6,580 2.9 95 9 1,690 March 8 143 2,320 184 6,550 2.9 160 50 1,770 March 9 g 129 2,230 24 6,340 3.0 128 g 2,190 March 10 o 153 153 2,320 2,310 128 60 6,530 6,440 3.0 3.0 128 128 44 21 2,260 2,230 March 11 March 12 5 124 2,180 16 6,580 3.0 128 6 2,270 March 13 5 134 2,340 12 6,750 3.0 128 4 2,330 March 14 5 134 2,360 8 6,670 3.0 128 3 2,310 March 15 5 129 2,390 12 6,840 3.0 128 4 2,360 March 16 o 119 2,410 16 7,000 3.9 540 23 10,200 March 17 115 2,410 8 7,010 2.9 100 2 1,910 March 18 129 2,500 12 6,960 2.9 100 3 1,880 March 19 124 2,500 12 7,120 2.9 100 3 1,920 March 20 5 124 2,690 12 7,310 3.9 540 17 10,700 March 21 5 115 2,700 12 7,510 3.9 540 17 11,000 March 22 134 2,800 4 7,620 2.8 77 1 1,580 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Elm Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. i Is Radicl esinp ercen t of dis solved solids Limiting dates of composite. | W Dissolved solids (milligrams per li Calcium (Ca). Magnesium (Mg). Sodium and potas- sium (Na+JK). Carbonate (CO 3 ). Bicarbonate (HC0 3 ). f Chlorine (Cl). Nitrate (NO 8 ). 1905-1907. April 13-June 15. .. 20 1.0 8,280 7.4 1 2 25 0.00 1 7 18 42 T June 18-July 15 27 3 1 9,100 11 1 2 o 24 oo 1 5 20 48 001 July 16-November 18 25 .7 9,310 6.9 1.1 26 .00 1 2 16 43 T November 19-December 14. . . December 17-January 13 January 14-25 25 27 10 "-".6 10,100 13,100 15,500 6.4 4.6 1.0 1.3 26 28 29 .00 .00 .00 1.4 1.2 .95 "ijj""" 12 45 47 47 .000 .000 .000 January 26-February 28 31 30 -2.3 6 16,400 21 600 4.6 3 9 1.1 1 28 29 .00 00 .96 gg 11 96 48 48 .000 ooo April 1-30. . 30 +2 5 11,100 5 9 1 2 27 oo 1 2 12 42 ooo May 1-30 28 8,520 6.9 2.1 21 15 June 1-30 30 +1.4 5,750 9 9 2 6 20 .00 2 2 25 34 000 July 1-31 28 7 020 9 1 2 23 00 1 4 22 38 000 August 1-31 26 5,360 12 1.3 .12 1.7 28 29 .000 September 1-30. 28 5,400 11 1 4 00 2 2 28 30 000 October 1-31, and November 27-30 29 + .1 6,110 9 8 1 7 21 oo 2 26 35 001 December 1-31... 29 + 4 4 620 13 2 3 16 00 3 4 35 26 001 January 1-31 25 + 5 4 140 8 8 4 9 15 oo 3 36 25 ooo February 1-28... 26 + 3 5,440 11 2 2 18 00 2 3 29 30 004 March 1-22... 22 6 670 9 4 2 1 17 oo 1 8 34 000 Mean 1 9 130 8 4 1 7 23 01 1 7 21 38 T o Sodium is 99 per cent and potassium is 0.73 per cent of this amount. 36 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Elm Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla. Month. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 22 546 88 219 February 21 173 107 100 March 14 143 53 70 April o242 209 112 188 May 760 324 464 516 June 367 255 853 492 July 91 281 127 166 August 109 438 135 227 September 36 414 39 163 October 12 274 898 395 November 151 248 89 163 December 34 366 150 183 Mean 239 311 240 a April 12-30. FEATHER RIVER NEAR OROVILLE, CAL. Samples of water were collected from Feather River near Oroville, Cal., between June 25, 1905, and February 14, 1907. A gaging sta- tion was established near Oroville by the United States Geological Survey January 1, 1902. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for this station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Water-Supply Papers: 66, p. 167; 81, pp. 85-87; 85, pp. 133-135; 100, pp. 272-274; 134, pp. 137-140; 177, pp. 155-158; 213, pp. 120-121; 251, pp. 199-202. Additional information in regard to the quality of the water of Feather River is contained in Water-Supply Paper 237, " Quality of California surface waters," pages 36-38. FEATHER RIVER. 37 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Feather River near Oroville, Cat. [Drainage area, 3,640 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). i M a v ' p Solids (tons per day). 1 3? g |_ 2 X, <5 s B i O, IL ll CQ 1 ii 1 3 o 02 4 1 1 1 1905-1907. June 25 100 50 16 44 10 34 30 4 2 46 62 30 92 90 24 16 30 2 60 158 272 4 4 80 114 72 38 156 118 112 64 28 70 172 44 90 74 14 14 10 138 90 98 82 76 66 8 8 216 66 32 24 60 144 24 98 18 14 64 40 224 94 58 70 96 176 96 132 122 114 128 132 150 US 138 142 202 158 132 136 134 128 92 54 134 116 110 118 84 68 132 132 102 110 96 316 74 100 84 60 104 70 64 80 80 114 82 72 66 96 100 94 124 134 76 84 96 94 62 38 60 86 80 92 52 84 100 90 54 2.8 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2 2.2 14.5 8.0 5.7 5.3 7.8 10.9 9.8 12.2 16.8 12.6 10.8 11.1 11.9 9.6 11.4 11.1 10.2 9.6 7.4 6.5 6.0 4.9 4.4 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 6.1 3.3 9.3 6.9 6.2 6.7 4.7 10.4 16.1 9.1 2,790 ,860 ,440 ,370 ,250 ,240 ,290 ,280 ,300 ,310 ,280 ,280 ,300 ,240 ,220 ,420 ,490 ,310 ,370 1,450 2,630 36,400 9,690 5,900 5,380 9,590 17,200 13,900 23,800 46,600 24,700 17,100 18,000 21,2ft) 13,100 19,200 18,300 15,000 13,200 8,280 6,940 6,240 5,010 4,380 1,970 1,960 1,920 1,920 1,920 1,920 2,020 4,190 2,060 2,060 2,020 1,980 6,870 3,290 1,640 7,700 6,600 7,460 4,730 18,000 .. VX) 12,200 753 251 62 163 34 114 105 14 7 159 214 105 308 296 92 64 106 7 235 1,120 26,700 105 64 2,070 5,300 2,700 2,440 19,600 7,870 5,170 3,110 1,600 2,480 8,970 2,180 3,650 2,640 313 262 135 1,630 479 519 425 394 342 41 44 2,440 367 178 131 321 2,670 213 434 374 250 1,290 510 10,900 11,000 1,910 527 482 684 355 445 408 397 442 463 530 408 477 498 676 520 506 547 473 474 360 384 13,200 3,030 1,750 1,710 2,180 3,160 4,950 8,480 12,800 7,340 4,440 15,300 4,240 3,540 4,350 2,970 4,220 2,500 1,430 1,500 1,350 1,540 970 383 349 498 518 487 643 732 860 467 533 513 332 705 533 381 1,660 1,640 1,050 1,070 4,860 10,600 1,780 July 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 84 96 82 N 92 88 88 8 15 6 Julv 16, 17, Augusts, 6, 7,8,9,10,11,12... August 13, 20, 24, 25, 26. . August 29, 31, September 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 September 11, 13, 14, 15, 10,19,20,21... . 11 8 5 September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Octol>er 7. October 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 22 13 12 16 17 30 26 97 92 87 93 89 97 90 92 102 82 79 79 53 73 66 63 53 46 69 . 97 62 67 1 22 198 51 6 13 10 41 35 42 51 6 92 84 80 92 91 88 87 104 65 76 73 76 79 49 66 42 49 53 58 57 39 51 48 13 8 7 11 5 14 11 4 11 13 11 5 7 12 7 8 4 8 15 16 10 15 2 32 2 October 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 October 23 24, 26, 27 28 October 29, 30, November 1, 2, 3 November 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11 November 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 - November 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 November 26, 27, 29, 30, December 1, 2... December 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 December 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19,20,22,23... Deceml>er 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 31, January 5, 7, 8, 9, 13 January 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 January 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, January 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2, 3. . . February 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 February 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 Februarv 20, 21, 23, 24 March 16, 17, 18 March 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 March 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.. Aprils, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 April 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. May 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 May 14, 19,20 May 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2 .3 5 10 5 10 10 3 10 4 June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 June 10, 11, 12, 14, 15... June 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 June 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30. .. Jdly 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14. July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 July 23, 25.................. September 7, 9, 11 September 16, 17, 22, 29 6 4 4 8 7 9 8 4 8 6 9 6 6 5 7 12 8 5 5 8 10 October 1, 2, 3, 5... . October 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. October 21, 22, 23, 25, 27 October 28, 30, 31, November 1, 2, 3 November 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 November 11, 12, 13 November 18, 19. 20, 21, 22, 24. . November 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 2, 4, 5, 6 December 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 December 16, 18, 20, 21, 22. .. December 23, 24, 25, 2C, 27, 28, 29 December 30, 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 January 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11 12 January 13, 14, 15, 16, 17... January 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, January 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1,2. . . February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 38 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Feather River near Oroville, Col. 4 g Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. ft ^3 1 :3 is, "of? r? 03 . Limiting dates of composite. o 3 * + O SQ O ^f "3 -g 5 1 8 $ G "il I 1 1 | 1 5 N JS c 3 1 &" 3 CQ JZ O fc 1905-1907. July 8-September 7 29 +10 1 121 17 7 5 16 00 74 12 9 1 03 September 11-October 14 October 16-November 11 29 24 + 7.4 + 8.6 127 152 20 16 5.8 5.0 11 15 .00 .00 73 60 12 12 8.7 18 .14 12 November 12-December 9 24 .0 106 16 6.5 8.5 .00 75 19 9.3 .04 December 10- January 20 27 96 89 18 17 6.7 6.0 is" .00 .00 77 75 17 13 11 3.3 .14 .30 January 22- February 17 24 + 9.4 February 20-March 31 ... 18 + 2.3 101 15 6.0 13 .00 63 21 7.7 13 April 1-May 12 27 22 + 7.3 .5 132 90 17 17 4.0 7.8 17 13 .00 .00 68 91 14 13 11 9.9 .07 .00 May 14-June 15 June 17-July 14 23 + 99 92 16 5.5 12 7.0 55 5 1 8 6 July 15-25 9 + 9.2 104 13 8.6 12 .00 76 15 1.9 .00 October 1-27 22 + 8.0 152 14 7.9 18 .00 78 8.6 13 00 October 28- November 24 20 + 2.2 112 15 11.0 14 .00 88 14 15 .00 November 25- December 22 22 +11.6 92 19 7.0 13 .00 70 17 5.5 .48 December 23- January 17 26 84 18 00 17 6 1 11 January 20-February 14. 24 96 6.4 15 .00 77 4.3 19 T Mean 6.7 109 17 6.8 14 .44 73 13 9.8 .10 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Feather River, near Oroville, Cal. Month. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 2,000 7,520 3,300 9,860 14,500 7,130 6,610 7,270 February 19,500 5,430 27,800 9,610 11,100 21,500 6,380 14,500 March 11,100 12,000 39,500 13,600 21,600 36 100 7 240 20 200 April . 19,500 19,200 24,500 9,400 19,200 28,600 9,210 18,500 May 12,100 10,000 17,800 7,250 17,500 23,400 8 170 13 700 June 5,610 4,330 -7,460 4,100 13,800 15,200 5,310 7,970 Julv 2,100 2,100 2,910 1,790 5,240 6,000 2,320 3,210 August 1,540 1,510 1,960 1,350 2,490 2,650 1,510 1,860 September 1,320 1,230 2,250 1,270 1,970 1,900 1,250 1,600 October 1,500 1,460 4,140 1 290 1,920 1,850 1,650 1,970 November 3,480 19,900 2,560 1,320 2,410 1,780 1,750 4,740 December 6,290 4,210 5,870 1,380 7,070 6,060 1,910 4 680 The year 7,180 7,410 11,700 5,180 9,900 12,700 4,440 8,350 GALLINAS RIVER NEAR LAS VEGAS, N. MEX. Samples of water were collected from Gallinas River at Las Vegas Hot Springs, near Las Vegas, N. Mex., between March 19, 1905, and March 31, 1906. A gaging station was established near Las Vegas by the United States Geological Survey August 13, 1903. Stream- flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of dis- charge, for this station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 99, pp. 253-254; 132, pp. 116-118; 174, pp. 115-117; 210, pp. 97-98; 248, pp. 134-137. GALLTNAS RIVER. 39 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Gallinas River at Las Vegas Hot Springs, near Las Vegas, N.' Mex, [Drainage area, 90 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I a c3 4? Hci -o 1 Solids (tons per day). 1 L fi 1 %3 J"o s J pq V [2 o cS l 1 x g a gS GO CO d o w^. ! I 1 1 I 1905-6. March 19 20 21 22 23 24 5 5 7 6 7 4 36 12 16 6 6 6 6 10 3 131 123 87 84 93 102 137 179 169 168 159 133 162 65 136 165 152 160 181 177 162 160 176 112 96 96 116 134 132 165 119 116 142 168 157 160 162 146 97 130 122 45 14 8 6 4 4 13 14 19 19 21 12 12 16 6 2 16 30 78 68 65 61 56 49 9 11 10 28 16 13 14 18 22 22 40 23 21 56 33 24 18 11 19 14 34 24 12 6 206 40 58 42 70 374 10 54 58 26 28 30 8 128 76 2 112 136 18 54 4 8 10 104 8 40 8 72 34 168 156 120 126 148 158 202 250 244 244 220 164 192 214 212 158 240 378 386 374 344 318 298 184 126 216 214 172 258 152 156 190 198 216 230 178 220 180 164 186 136 150 2.2 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 63 327 209 137 107 64 31 16 18 15 37 49 24 13 12 14 10 3 2 2 2 2 4 31 105 17 22 15 20 14 8 8 8 8 8 8 17 14 20 23 20 44 2 30 14 4 2 36 2 3 2 7 49 2 2 11 22 5 5 1 2 2 4 4 29 138 68 47 43 27 17 11 12 10 22 22 12 8 7 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 15 36 10 13 7 14 6 3 4 4 5 5 4 10 7 9 12 7 16 April 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 May 10 11 12 13 May 14. 15. June 1,2,3 June 5 6 7 8 9 10 June 11 12 14 15 16 17 June 18, 19, 28, 29 June 30 July 1 2 3 4 5 6, 7, 8 July 9 21.22 July 25 26 27 28 29 July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 August 6 789 10,11,12 August 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20 21 22,23,24,25,26 August 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 September 8 9 10, 11, 13, 14 September 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 September 24, October 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 October 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 October 25 26,27,28 . . October 29, 30, November 1, 2, 3, 4 November 5, 6,8, 9, 11 ... November 12 13 14 15, 16, 18 November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 November 26 27 28 29 30, December 1, 2 December 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 December 10 11,12,13,14,15,16 December 17, 18, 19,20, 21,22, 23 December 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 January 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 January 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 January 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 January 28, 29,30, 31, February 1,2 February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 February 18, 19, 20, 21 , 22. 23, 24 . February 25, 26, 27, March 1, 2 March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 ... March 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 March 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 March 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 40 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Gallinas River at Las Vegas Hot Springs, near Las Vegas, N. Mex. i 5- Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. A ^ Limiting dates of composite. 1 n ^ 'bo a TT + | 03 0^? | A 3 3 9 o H c a O % 1 | It I Ifl 1 c I 1 & 1 N p^ o S 5" i pq 3 GQ 1905-6. March 19- June 3 20 +8 8 156 24 3 3 12 00 74 16 4 5 14 June 5-July 8 25 22 25 +1.6 154 238 218 24 3.5 2.4 2 8 12 oil 11 .00 5.5 00 86 66 80 14 12 9 6 7.8 6.3 6 9 .12 .08 08 July 9-August 12 August 13-September 14 September 15-October 28 24 + 1.7 331 15 1.8 17 .00 55 11 17 .01 October 29-November 25 25 +3 8 300 16 2 1 18 .00 61 11 15 03 November 26-December 23 28 158 3 5 15 00 71 13 8 2 11 December 25-January 20 .... 27 28 +4.9 -3.0 168 190 21 20 2.9 3.3 17 13 .00 .00 77 71 13 11 11 21 .05 .05 January 21- February 17 February 18-March 17 25 +4 5 172 23 3.3 12 .00 73 12 10 .00 March 18-31 14 164 11 00 79 13 7 9 02 Mean 4.0 204 20 2.9 14 .50 72 12 11 .06 o Sodium is 87.5 per cent and potassium is 16.5 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Gallinas River near Las Vegas, N. Mex. Month. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean January 12 g 14 3 10 February . . . ... 40 11 15 6 18 March 93 26 28 7 38 April... 177 99 44 29 87 May 206 101 91 28 107 June 63 32 64 11 42 July 17 38 25 16 24 August 27 22 27 65 35 September 14 15 23 12 16 October o33 4 17 2 1 12 November 14 32 16 3 1 13 December . 10 19 46 4 5 17 Mean 58 36 28 15 35 a October 8-31: GILA RIVER NEAR SAN CARLOS, ARIZ. Samples of water were collected from Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz., between April 9, 1905, and January 20, 1906. A gaging station was established near San Carlos by the United States Geological Survey July 11, 1899, and was discontinued December 31, 1905. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for that point have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Annual Reports: 21, IV, p. 332; 22, IV, pp. 397-398. Water-Supply Papers: 33, p. 30; 38, pp. 313-314; 39, p. 452; 50, pp. 385-386; 52, p. 520; 66, pp. 98-99; 75, pp. 179-180; 85, pp. 32-35; 100, pp. 48-51; 133, pp. 199-204; 175, pp. 162-163. GTLA RIVER. 41 Partial analyses and gage heights for Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz. [Drainage area, 13,500 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean iSS, (feet). Carbon- :itc r:uli- cle(CO,). Bicar- bonate radicle (HC0 8 ). Chlorine radicle (d). Sus- prmlnl matter (Sm). Dis- solved solids (Ds). 1905-6. April 9 10 11, 12 5 1 10 10 6 6 6 12 5 8 12 8 142 146 140 147 145 156 170 195 210 256 251 256 254 279 273 221 200 195 238 298 296 313 208 230 240 211 241 240 250 255 37 64 48 70 100 119 146 190 210 314 434 435 324 466 408 172 302 176 314 360 446 453 236 204 182 123 172 162 190 . 203 9,820 5,410 9,580 4,150 2,270 1,770 1,020 710 2,320 474 120 138 3,170 408 3,900 20,400 5,230 24,700 3,140 930 240 126 9,950 3,160 3,940 1,920 940 954 684 540 302 338 312 332 402 470 520 614 1,800 970 1,190 1,240 938 1,280 1,080 560 850 650 926 1,050 1,260 1,260 764 672 642 552 680 590 626 694 13.0 14.2 14.3 13.2 12.2 11.8 11.5 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.2 11.5 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.9 11.8 12.3 April 17, 18, 19, 20. April 24, 25 2(i, 28, 29 April 30, May 3, 4, 5, 6 May 10, 11, 12. May 14, Ifi, 17, 18, 19 May 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 May 28, 29, 30, 31, June 2 June 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 23 24 June 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, July 1 July 2, 3 5, 6, 7 July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 July 16, 17, 22 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 July 29, 30, 31, August 12 August 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20, 22, 23, September 5, 7 September 10, 16, 21, October 1, 2. 6, 7 October 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 October 15, 16, 17, 21 , 22, 23, 24 Octol>er 25, 2(>, 30, 31, November 2, 3, 4. ... November 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18: November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 December 5,6,7,8.. December 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 December 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 31, January 1,2 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz. i It Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. 1 , 2S, g oM g 03 Limiting dates of composite. 3 3 2 T! + o S X O o O *s _. a H C c3 oO s ' & 1 5 's 35 I w "I 1 $ S 2 .2 a ^ O I "g 2 fc w Q .3 1 ^' s a 3 00 i 2 1905-C. April 9-May 6 18 20 +1.7 + .8 312 556 12 11 3.1 3 1 19 18 0.00 00 48 36 12 12 20 27 0.10 04 May 10-June 2 June 9- July 7 26 20 + .5 .8 915 942 9.6 10 2.8 3.0 22 o20 .33 00 27 27 12 12 34 35 T. 02 July 9-August 12 August 13-October 14 26 29 +4.8 - .1 902 986 12 12 2.6 2.9 21 22 .00 .00 29 .36 12 12 31 33 ' .02 .01 Octoter 15-November 18 November 19- December 23 Deceml)er 24- January 2 24 10 +1.9 + 620 656 12 11 3.2 3 1 18 21 .00 00 37 37 12 12 28 30 .03 04 Mean ,... 1.3 736 11 3.0 20 .04 35 12 30 .03 a Sodium is 96 per cent and potassium is 5.9 per cent of this amount. 42 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz. Month. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. Mean. January 199 100 141 32 118 February... 1 OSO 55 58 33 306 March 446 10 37 11 126 April... a 530 53 o 55 5 130 May 307 5 o 4 9 65 June 63 3 o 116 o 36 July ft 1.780 o 368 19 52 143 394 August 405 12 300 536 792 877 952 2 640 September 453 50.300 250 98 281 232 8,600 October c!61 2 580 91 o 118 825 629 November 10 500 232 o 57 112 2 180 December 5,720 109 558 34 306 1,350 The year 281 136 152 222 1,380 a Approximate. b July 11-31. October 1-14. GRAND RIVER NEAR KREMMLING, COLO. Samples of water were collected from Grand River at Gore Canyon near Kremmling, Colo., from April 23, 1905, to May 15, 1906. A gaging station was established at Gore Canyon by the United States Geological Survey July 24, 1904. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 133, pp. 137-139; 175, pp. 78-81; 211, pp. 69-71; 249 pp. 95-98. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of at Gore Canyon, near Kremmli't water and solids for Grand River ing, Colo. [Drainage area, 2,380 square miles.] Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 Solids (tons per day). 1 3 . 1 w 2 fl g Dates. 1 1 i o &> 3 ^ 20 '3 & "OT" jj 9 1 |s jjg a II "SB > 1 13 1 3 5 i GQ . 1 I W 3 1905-6. April 23, 24, 26... o 110 22 2,240 204 3.5 1,000 6,050 551 May 11, 12, 13 o 90 3 106 134 6.2 2,190 627 792 May 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 o 75 6 180 122 7.2 2,800 1,360 922 May 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 o 72 8 162 176 10.8 5,520 2,020 2,620 May 28 29 31 June 1 2 o 59 5 258 110 11. 1 6,010 4 180 1,780 June 5, 6, 7, 9 o 56 g 202 84 15.1 11,400 6,220 2,590 June 10, 11, 12 13 15 16 o 55 13 134 108 13.8 9,630 3,480 2,810 July 5, 6, 7 66 56 69 8 10 4 116 64 66 120 164 152 6.6 5.8 5.5 2,480 1,970 1,790 776 341 319 803 872 734 July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 July 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. . . July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 o 76 65 8 18 30 62 192 148 4.5 4.8 1,370 1,210 111 202 710 1.V5 August 1, 2, 3, 4 5 August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.. o 68 g 96 104 3.4 976 253 274 August 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 o 56 2 32 152 3. 1 863 75 354 August 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26.. 70 59 73 78 79 9 '" 5 6 90 112 56 84 168 124 110 80 76 112 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.7 1.7 702 634 472 455 158 212 96 107 206 218 208 137 97 137 August 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1, 2. . September 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8, 9 September 15, 16, 1$, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 September 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, October 1, 2. . October 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16... 99 7 96 134 1.5 414 107 150 GRAND RIVER. 43 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Grand /,' .' . r at Gore Canyon, near Kremmling, Colo. Continued. Analysis (milligrams per liter). f Solids (tons per day). I 1 . . 8 g g o i h Dates. jj 2 3 a o X a S jj J^" |i 1 B olT 1* 05^ fl i o 1 1 I 1 i 1 o B CG H S a o 1905-6. October 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 84 7 104 114 .8 483 136 149 October 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28 o 75 8 46 104 .7 477 BO 134 October 29, 30, 31, November 1 o 87 5 76 106 .7 I''." 95 132 November 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 o 88 13 78 130 5 431 91 151 November 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 o 92 7 148 168 .5 411 164 186 December 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17 96 94 7 7 56 180 124 .3 .5 391 255 39 190 85 December 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30 January 10, 11, 12, 13... o 99 7 10 122 January 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 20 o 96 7 48 144 January 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28 January 30, February 2, 5, 6 7, 8 9 10 o 102 87 7 5 26 14 118 128 February 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 13 59 18 138 February 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 o 87 13 112 120 March 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 o 84 14 32 96 March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 o 87 10 24 142 March 18, 19, 20, 22 88 19 8 170 March 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 o 86 19 144 208 April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 7 10 72 14 240 144 3.5 020 661 396 April 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 . o 82 10 264 166 3.7 ,090 777 488 April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 28 20 2 254 116 5.0 ,640 1,120 513 April 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 6 51 5 158 118 5.4 ,950 831 621 May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 o 83 3 132 116 5.3 730 616 542 May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 6 51 5 302 162 8.4 3,810 3,110 1,670 May 13, 14, 15. . 108 5 188 76 9.0 4,220 2,140 866 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Grand River at Gore Canyon, near Kremmling, Colo. 1 dj Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. t>, II x Ix i Limiting dates of composite. 1 a a |4 O O g O 02 g O "o 1 i li j 1 2 3 Si 1 1 1 1 fc H ft a 3 ffl 02 fc 1905-6. April 23-May 27 19 - 2.2 119 16 4.5 12 o.oo 68 23 5.3 0.15 August 6-September 2 September 3-October 16 25 29 100 114 24 4.8 6.1 13 12 .00 .00 66 68 21 25 4.2 9.7 .04 .19 October 17- November 11 20 128 23 7.6 15 .00 21 5.5 .03 November 12- January 13 January 14- February 17 24 27 26 + 8.3 - 2.7 + 10 8 144 120 91 19 21 25 5.2 4.2 6 5 17 12 15 .00 .00 00 68 70 98 21 26 11 8.3 9.2 5 4 .09 .11 .00 February 18-March 22 March 25- April 23 29 + 35 160 21 4.6 10 oo 60 23 8.8 08 April 25-May 15 21 5.3 140 16 5.3 14 .00 79 21 11 .03 Mean 5.8 124 21 5.4 13 .00 72 21 7.5 .08 44 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Grand River near Kremmling, Colo. Month. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. ^inuary 314 304 309 February 316 a384 306 335 March 390 874 419 561 April... 924 1 440 1 690 1 290 1 340 Ma> 3 520 5 060 3 680 2 390 3 660 June 8 000 7 080 9 170 4 720 7 240 July b 1 760 2 050 3 290 6 220 2 010 3 070 August . 1 310 866 1 400 1 700 1 310 1*320 September 893 532 1 160 '784 597 793 October 646 475 817 719 488 629 November c470 419 546 407 390 446 December 325 c477 259 303 341 The year 1 510 1 210 1 670 February 18-28. b July 24-31. Approximate. GRAND RIVER NEAR PALISADE, COLO. Samples of water were collected from Grand River at a highway bridge near Palisade, Colo., from March 15, 1905, to May 5, 1906. A gaging station was established near Palisade by the United States Geological Survey April 9, 1902. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Annual Reports: 19, IV, p. 401; 20, IV, pp. 378-389. Water-Supply Papers: 85, pp. 46-48; 100, pp. 87-89; 133, pp. 142-144; 175, pp. 84-86; 211, pp. 74-75; 249, pp. 105-107. Monthly discharge estimates for Grand River at Grand Junction, Colo., 12 miles below Palisade and below the headings of canals in the Grand Valley have been published as follows: Annual Reports: 19, IV, p. 401; 20, IV, pp. 378, 389; 21, IV, p. 281. Water-Supply Papers: 74, pp. 130-131. a See also Second Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, pp. 215-216. CKAND RIVER. 45 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Grand River at highway bridge near Palisade, Colo. [Drainage area, 8,550 square miles.) Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). if I 1 1 Solids (tons per day). i! I 1 go 5 f 3 co it co 1 I Q 1905-6. March 15 16 17 18 10 9 14 104 93 94 95 97 94 114 94 108 84 100 101 103 107 141 146 140 132 162 149 160 182 191 160 163 160 182 160 7 7 7 7 6 4 22 44 44 37 50 62 83 108 110 146 157 174 191 177 185 198 195 97 106 87 53 53 12 1 22 64 240 186 564 240 198 56 74 58 278 94 158 482 156 200 386 740 72 340 90 4,340 3,370 924 1,390 1,320 192 183 164 162 164 156 192 .238 314 248 262 354 344 440 462 544 534 720 788 802 748 754 764 540 530 480 414 440 March 19* 20 9 l' 22 23 24 March G 27 Vpril ''3456 12.5 13.2 13.4 16.1 20.8 18.6 17.6 15.8 14.9 14.6 13.9 13.9 13.4 13.3 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 13.0 13.8 14.1 15.7 15.0 1,600 2,550 2,770 9,890 29,000 18,800 14,700 8,690 6,100 5,310 3,90 3,810 2,810 2,610 1,840 1,830 1,930 1,810 1,810 1,860 2,270 3,600 4,240 8,290 6,580 . 276 1,650 1,390 15. (MM) is, son 10,000 2,200 1,740 955 3,990 1,000 1,620 3,660 1,100 993 1,910 3,860 352 1,660 452 26,600 32,700 10,600 31,200 23,400 699 1,130 1,170 5,120 18,600 15,900 9,850 6,150 5,830 4,940 4,700 4,750 4,130 3,760 3,580 3,890 4,180 3,650 3^840 3,310 '5,150 5,500 9,280 7,810 April 9 10 11 12 13 14 April 16 20 21, 22 May 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 20 27 June 3 10 12 13, 14, 15, 16 June 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 June 25* 26 27 28 29 30 July 1 Julv ''345678 Julv 9, 10 12, 13, 14, 15 Julv Iti 17 18 19 20 21, 22 Julv ''3 4 25 26 27 28 29 lulv it) August 1 2,3,4,5 August 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 August 13 14 15,16,17,18 August 20 21 22 23 26 August 27 ? , 28, 29, 30, September 1, 2. . . September 3 4 5 6 18 19 September 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. . October 21 22 23 24 25, 26, 27 October 30 31 \pril 1234567 \pril s 9 10 11 12 13 14 \prill5 16,17,18,19,20,21 April 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 April 29 30, May 1, 2, 4, 5 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Grand River at highway bridge near Palisade, Colo. i ? Radicl esinp er cent Ofdis. solved solids. 1 co- >f p 3 ^i 3 03 ^ Limiting dates of composite. "3 'd *o i gS s | It o 3 If O CO. a 03 o J fc 1 Is 2 i .ss H O i 2 & pa o S w CJ CQ O fc 1905-6. March 15-April 22 . 25 +1 8 167 17 4 i 13 1 5 56 22 8 4 0.00 Mav 4-July 1 30 +4 9 174 20 4 o 20 00 64 26 14 .07 Julv 2-29... . 27 +03 341 10 6 7 00 35 21 26 .03 Julv 30-August 26 24 +0 9 524 16 1 3 big 00 27 23 25 .01 August 27-September 18 28 +2 9 755 15 2 8 17 .00 23 26 25 .01 April 1-28 28 +5 7 466 13 5 4 17 00 37 23 20 .05 \pril 29- May 5 6 443 17 3 8 14 00 36 21 Mean 2 8 410 15 4 1 16 21 40 23 20 .03 a Sodium is 89 per cent and potassium is 15 per cent of this amount. 6 Sodium is 96 per cent and potassium is 5.3 per cent of this amount. 46 SOME STREAM WATEES OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Grand River near Palisade, Colo. Month. 1897.a 1898.a 1899.a 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 61,000 62,940 1,300 1 750 February c 1,050 c2,980 1,460 1.320 1,700 March b 1 100 &2.110 1 800 2 240 1 630 1 780 April... 3,720 64,300 3,940 2,230 2,400 3,910 2,640 4,730 5,250 3 900 3 700 May 29,400 7,130 19,400 11,800 9 030 12 800 13 100 18 600 10 500 6 720 13 800 June 25.400 13,700 31,300 8,870 18,400 16,500 24,400 23,500 24. SOU 14,600 20 100 July 8,830 4,440 14,100 3 020 8 850 7 400 6 080 9 820 17 000 5 670 8 520 August 3,000 1,130 4,580 1,480 2,280 3,240 2,530 3,800 4,890 3,550 3 050 September . . 1,800 907 2,160 1,490 2,330 2,650 1,830 3 340 2 600 1 760 2 090 October 1,810 915 1,950 2,100 2,140 1,750 2,850 2,640 1,890 2,000 November 1,660 1,070 1,820 1 600 1 540 December *>1 550 1 010 1 370 1 320 1 310 The year 6,690 3,550 3 770 5 110 At Grand Junction, Colo. 6 Approximate. February 15-28. GREEN RIVER NEAR GREEN RIVER, WYO. Samples of water were collected from Green River at a railroad bridge near Green River, Wyo., from May 1 to November 1, 1905. A gaging station was established at this bridge by the United States Geological Survey May 2, 1895, and was discontinued October 31, 1906. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Annual Reports: 18, IV, pp. 272-275; 19, IV, pp. 395-396; 20, IV, pp. 380-381; 21, IV, pp. 302-303. Bulletin: 140, p. 201. Water-Supply Papers: 16, p. 135; 28, pp. 131, 142, 144; 37, pp. 286-287; 39, p. 451; 50, pp. 366-367; 66, pp. 82, 173; 75, p. 164; 85, pp. 75-77; 100, p. 124; 133, pp. 53-56; 175, pp. 14-17; 211, pp. 25-26. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Green River at railroad bridge near Green River, Wyo. [Drainage area, 7,450 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). ,13 M 'a> 1 I Solids (tons per day). ""3 3 si "o ll 2 B 'S' $ Q a a Sodium and potas- sium (Na+fK). ^ O o s 1 Bicarbonate (HCOs). d Cfl I S i ""w O fc fc 1905. May 1-27 27 26 28 25 26 12 +1.2 +3.9 -5.3 +7.7 +8.6 -0.6 294 170 1SS 20S 271 336 18 18 15 17 20 15 5.8 6.5 4.3 4.7 4.8 5.6 9.5 12 15 o!6 13 13 0.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 64 66 54 r>o 53 53 29 28 36 28 33 38 4.1 5.4 12 4.4 5.2 5.1 0.13 .02 .01 .04 .07 .04 May 28- June 24 June 25-July 22 July 23-August 19 August 20-October 20 October 21-November 1 Mean 4.6 244 17 5.3 13 .00 58 33 6.0 .05 o Sodium is 96 per cent and potassium is 5.5 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Green River near Green River, Wyo. Month. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1901. 1902. 1904. 1905. 1906. Mean. January ol,800 1,880 ol,840 " 1 900 2 200 a 2 050 March al,900 1,860 ol.880 April ol,020 1,960 2,660 1,600 1,320 844 1,960 883 2,040 1,590 Mav 3,970 2,140 9,770 4,060 3,270 6,750 2,260 6,130 1,580 5,030 4,500 June 4,550 11,800 7,550 9,060 12,500 5,420 7,100 10,200 5,950 6,830 8,100 Jnlv 4,120 4,200 2,790 4,620 14,500 2,750 2,670 5,260 3,460 4,860 4,920 August 1.700 1,470 1,600 1.420 5,170 1,410 1.390 2,040 1,120 2,240 1,960 September October 638 472 869 o745 462 1,010 646 347 2,060 1,820 632 656 329 890 698 639 486 1,260 660 875 730 November a309 o800 760 405 1,700 795 December 1,080 o600 o849 1,680 1,050 The year .... 2,680 4,190 2,520 a Approximate. GREEN RIVER NEAR JENSEN, UTAH. Samples of water were collected from Green River at Billings ferry, near Jensen, Utah, from March 24, 1905, to May 11, 1906. A gaging station was established at the ferry by the United States Geological Survey November 7, 1903, and was discontinued October 31, 1906. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 100, pp. 123-124; 133, pp. 56-58; 175, p. 17; 211, pp. 26-28. 48 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solidsjor Green River at Billings ferry, near Jensen, Utah. [Drainage area, 26,600 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I 1 1 If 1 S Solids (tons per day). .S 1. 2? 3 1 a iL si 3 p n 3 1 gO ~ G 1 a S^ *O 32 I n 3 1 ft Q 02 1 3 1905-6. March 24, 27, April 7 . . 12 5 4 10 6 o- 9 6 8 10 12 6 II 7 12 n 28 142 159 168 153 142 113 116 125 97 96 90 88 97 87 98 99 94 132 124 126 111 135 138 130 143 146 167 152 149 164 180 182 185 205 254 243 238 218 203 191 190 1(17 160 156 1 1:, 444 144 131 153 73 36 26 28 18 16 18 12 37 8 8 21 12 15 8 15 15 20 25 26 28 29 29 35 37 42 47 52 49 41 36 35 49 53 56 63 58 61 54 49 67 35 60 37 40 39 48 24 16 14 10 546 1,830 3,440 1,210 2,630 858 654 1,430 724 824 362 224 250 50 68 76 170 856 142 1,220 108 124 1,230 128 538 17,100 1,980 430 142 114 122 52 142 84 76 94 24 12 30 114 168 222 1,810 9,970 510 2,060 1,060 1,450 1,010 1,030 374 392 346 284 224 216 222 396 150 144 236 172 174 218 194 198 200 296 256 302 200 294 330 312 364 820 478 432 414 414 436 466 406 540 568 560 542 474 520 390 372 522 410 544 380 398 316 254 248 256 April 9, 10. 11, 12, 13, 14 April 17 18 19 20 April 25,26,27,28,29 April 30 May 1 2 3, 4 5 May 0,8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13 May 14 15,16.17,18,19,20 May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 May 28 29,30,31, June 1,2,3 9.0 10.6 10.2 8.7 7.3 6.5 5.4 4.8 4.2 3.7 16,000 23,000 21,000 15,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 5,000 3,500 3,000 31,300 51,100 20,500 9,070 6,750 1,080 1,100 1,030 1,610 4,500 6,480 8,940 13.400 6,970 4,700 4,710 3,140 2,670 1,890 2,400 June 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 June 11, 12. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 June 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 June 25,26,27,28,29,30, July 1. .. . July 234568 July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 July 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 July 30 31, August 1,2,3,4,5 August 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 August 13 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 August 27, 28, 30, 31, September 1,2 September 345678 September 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15 September 16 17 18 19,21,24 September 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, October 1, 2. October 3 4 5 6, 7,8,9, 10 October 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 October 20 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 October 29, 30, 31, November 1,3 November 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 November 12 13 14 15 17, 18 November 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 December 4 5 6 9 10 13, 14, 15 December 16 18 19 22 December 24 25 26 27 28, 29 January 1 2 3 9 10 11 13 January 14 15 ? 16 17 18 19 January 30J February 1 , 8.4, 8, 9, 16 February 19 20 21 22 23 24 March 123 March 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 March 11 12 13 14 5.9 6.9 6.7 5.7 6.6 7.9 7.0 8.8 6,000 9,880 8,560 5,410 7,800 11,900 8,960 15,200 29,300 206,000 81,100 30,200 22,300 46,700 24,400 42,300 6,640 14,500 8,780 5,820 6,640 8,160 6,000 10,500 March 22 23, 25, 26. 27, 28 March 29 30 April 1 2 3,4,5,6. April 7 9,10,11,12 April 17 18 19 21 April 23 24 25 20 27 28 30 May 12345 May 7 8 9 10 11 GUNNISON RIVER. 49 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Green River at Billings ferry, near Jensen, Utah. I 1$ Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. 3l |& j IS Q 55 , Limit ing dates of composite. 1 "a -, 3 5 p nt o. a 'i i II .2 g* I ^s a J/ I i in 'u i 19 a 03 C- i | 1 3 fc i Q~ 3 a I- 1 3 CO 2 1905-6. March 24-May 5 22 2.0 318 14 3.1 14 0.00 52 28 8.8 07 May 6- June 3 28 + 10.0 194 20 ti J 13 00 64 21 6 7 07 June 4-July 1 28 + 5.8 156 19 5.6 13 .00 69 24 6.3 .06 July "-29 27 4.6 206 17 4.0 9 7 00 56 28 9 7 04 July 30-August 26 28 276 838 5.1 5.3 12 14 .00 .00 47 43 24 30 9.1 12 .01 07 tagust 27-September 24 25 + 3.5 15 September 26-October 28 30 554 18 4 3 13 1 3 40 10 02 October 29-November 29 24 - 0.1 450 14 4.9 8.0 .00 39 32 12 .01 December 4- January 13 25 21 - .7 + 2.3 514 437 13 13 5.4 5.7 14 15 .00 .00 45 43 33 33 12 11 .02 02 January 14-March 3 March 4- April 6 25 452 17 4 2 16 oo 33 7 5 03 April7-May5 21 5 + 7.9 306 289 16 15 4.2 5 2 15 14 .00 00 49 58 27 21 6.5 .01 May 7 11 Mean 4.8 344 16 4.9 13 .10 51 29 9.3 a Sodium is 91 per cent and potassium is 12 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Green River near Jensen or Vernal, Utah. Month. 1903. 1904. 1906. Mean. January o2 000 February . . . &3,880 o3,880 March " 3 550 c7 340 5 440 April 7 530 8 070 7 820 May 20,400 19,400 19 900 June 23,000 20,400 21.700 July 9,480 9 230 9 360 August 3 100 3 850 3 JM| September . 1,210 3,080 2 140 October 1,040 1,040 November ol,290 745 1 020 December 1 730 a 639 a I 180 The year 6 580 a Approximate. b February 24-29. c March 13-31. GUNNISON RIVER NEAR WHITEWATER, COLO. Samples of water were collected from Gunnison River at a State bridge near Whitewater, Colo., from April 2 to October 31, 1905. A gaging station was established at the bridge by the United States Geological Survey April 10, 1902, and was discontinued October 31, 1906. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Bulletin: 140, p. 189. Water-Supply Papers: 16, p. 140; 66, pp. 94-95; 85, pp. 42-44; 100, pp. 64-67; 133, pp. 162-164; 175, pp. 112-115; 211, pp. 89-90, 81210 WSP 27411 4 50 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge data for Gunnison River at Grand Junction, Colo., 8 miles below Whitewater, have been published by the Survey as follows: Reports: 19, IV, p. 405; 20, IV, p. 390; 21, IV, p. 278. Water-Supply Paper, 74, p. 134. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Gunnison River at State bridge, near Whitewater, Colo. [Drainage area, 7,870 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 I *s ft 1 Mean discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day). 3 1. |I 1 L 26 So oW r 13 OS " c. 1 I A P CQ w -d OT . tl _> ft N, 1 3 1 & 1 1 1 1 fi 1905. April 23456, 7 Tr. 6 10 11 7 6 156 128 125 112 112 107 91 94 90 112 96 92 71 88 112 118 135 142 136 140 131 151 146 149 136 144 139 147 159 169 178 27 18 14 9 8 10 13 9 8 39 21 14 15 13 20 18 24 27 37 26 19 27 26 32 25 35 31 35 38 44 36 262 1,300 536 1,320 1,720 44 708 1,150 362 880 392 232 148 32 50 58 206 246 196 66 60 570 4,090 166 54 508 1,420 132 48 342 92 680 446 340 280 262 240 212 288 182 250 240 202 202 286 282 362 476 420 376 528 586 602 752 670 718 1,100 860 790 904 926 870 4.3 5.3 5.6 6.6 9.0 8.2 9.5 12.4 11.7 13.5 12.1 9.7 8.3 6.7 5.6 5.3 4.8 5.6 4.8 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 910 2,030 2,430 3,900 9,080 7,170 10,900 21,100 18,100 26,000 19,600 11,000 7,350 4,230 2,770 2,130 1,640 2,670 1,640 1,240 821 901 1,180 929 752 982 1,290 933 998 1,150 1,160 644 7,110 3,510 13,900 42,100 853 20,800 65,500 17,700 61,700 20,800 6,900 2,940 366 374 334 913 1,770 868 221 133 1,380 13,000 416 110 1,330 4,930 332 129 1,060 288 1,670 2,440 2,230 2,950 6,420 4,650 6,240 16,400 8,890 17,500 12,700 6,000 4,010 3,270 2,110 2,080 2,110 3,030 1,670 1,770 1,300 1,460 2,390 1,680 1,4(>0 2,920 3,000 1,990 2,440 2,880 2,730 \pril 9 10 11 12 \pril 16 17 18 19 20, 21, 22 \pril 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 April 30' May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 May 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 May 14 15 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 May 21 22 23 24 25 26 May 28* 29 30, June 1, 2, 3 June 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 June 11 12 13,14,15,16,17 June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 June 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, July 1 July 2345678 July 9 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 July 16 17 18 19 20 21,22 July 23 25 26 27 28 29 July 30[ 31^ August 1, 3, 4 Vugust 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 August 13, 14,' 15, 16, 18, 19 August 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 August 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1,2 September 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. . . . September 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. . . . September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. . . . October 1 2 3 4, 5, 6, 7 October 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 October 15 .16 17, 18, 19, 20 October 22 23 24 26 27 28 October 29, 30, 31 o See also First Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 144. HONDO RIVER. 51 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Gunnison River at State bridge, near Whitewater, Colo. 1 & Radicl es in p ercent of. I is solved solids. a f* 3 fe Q e8 . Limiting dates of composite. o Kg ^v r3 & + o i ~ J 2 || | 9 | |8 V S P 11 1 I II 2 1 e x N 3 a <^ w 8 pq s 8 1 1905. \pril 2-29 24 +3.0 438 13 5.0 12 0.00 32 40 4 6 10 \pril :<(> \lav "il 27 2.8 218 17 5.0 7.3 .00 54 32 5 16 May 28-June 24 . . 26 -1.4 199 18 4.7 8.0 .00 51 33 6.5 .14 June 2<>-Julv 22 26 278 18 5.0 .00 38 38 5 7 16 Julv 2:* \iimist 19.... 24 +3.1 435 14 4.4 a\2 .71 29 41 4.8 .10 Vu^u^t 20 St>ptoinl>er 16 28 +3.6 650 14 4.8 12 .00 24 48 4 3 08 ScpicinlKjr 17-October 14 28 916 14 4.6 11 00 48 4 12 October 15-31 15 930 4.7 11 .00 47 3 8 24 Mean 2.8 508 15 4.8 10 .09 38 41 4 8 14 Sodium is 98 per cent and potassium is 3.1 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Gunnison River near Whitewater, Colo. Month. 1897. a 1898.0 1899. a 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. Mean. January 724 724 February. 774 774 March 648 648 April.. 3,550 1,220 2,260 2,250 2 490 4 590 2 730 Mav &16 300 5 320 10 300 7 770 8 160 5 620 12 700 14 800 10 100 June 12 300 8 850 12 400 3 280 12 500 4 600 16 800 14 400 10 600 Julv 4,410 2.540 4,350 570 5 130 1 320 2 780 4 710 3 230 Vugust 991 689 1 920 610 1 310 1 640 1 430 2 080 1 330 September 482 479 875 667 1 280 1 100 '%2 1 680 941 October . . . 1 600 533 504 '890 1 300 1 100 1 690 1 090 November 742 497 844 694 December 6458 810 634 The year 2,790 a At Grand Junction, Colo. 6 Approximate. HONDO RIVER NEAR RO SWELL, N. MEX. Samples of water were collected fron Hondo River at the United States Reclamation Service reservoir near Roswell, N. Mex., from March 26 to August 4, 1905. A gaging station was established at the reservoir by the United States Geological Survey March 9, 1903, and was discontinued March 31, 1908. Stream-flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 99, pp. 362-363; 132, pp. 119-121; 174, pp. 118-120; 210. pp. 100-101; 248, pp. 137-138. 52 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Hondo River at reservoir near Roswell, N. Mex. [Drainage area, 1,040 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). a SD 1 Mean discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day). 3> Q) s Q) O o - TJ Suspended matter. Dissolved solids. Carbona r ad i c (COs). Bicarbon r a d i c (HC0 8 ) o II! pi 1905. March 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 6 12 10 7 6 7 5 6 14 163 155 145 155 144 135 125 137 120 125 113 146 154 44 52 41 39 36 33 36 29 32 30 38 97 48 1,830 1,340 2,080 2,550 11,000 5,740 1,890 1,780 10,700 5,530 14,900 13,200 1,640 864 914 864 750 614 546 712 720 842 638 698 978 986 o2,140 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.6 6.9" 7.5 4.8 3.2 3.0 1.9 3.4 6.4 4.8 61 46 40 45 831 942 380 94 77 19 266 547 176 300 167 225 310 24,700 14,600 1,940 450 2,210 283 10,700 19,500 781 142 114 93 91 1,380 1,390 731 183 175 33 501 1,440 469 April 9 10 11 12 13 15 April 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 \pril 23 24 25 26 27, 28 29 April 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 May 7 8 9 10, 11, 12, 13 May 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20: ... May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 May 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2, 3. . June 4, 5, 6, 10 June 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 June 18, 19. 20. 21, 22, 23. .. July 7 July 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. .. 142 164 39 26 10,700 22,200 632 698 8.7 5.2 825 423 23,900 25,400 1,410 798 July 30 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4 a From pool; no water flowing. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Hondo River at reservoir near Roswell, N. Hex. Limiting dates of composite. Number of daily samples. W Dissolved solids (Ds) (milligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. a 3 . c3 . O Magnesium (Mg). Sodium and potassium (Na+jK). Carbonate (C0 3 ). Bicarbonate (HCOa). ft 02 O) a u j 05^ 1905. March 26- April 22 23 988 3.6 3.8 4.7 3.4 4.4 5.0 4.7 6.1 1.1 16 40 41 49 50 4.4 6.1 5.0 4.3 0.35 .13 .03 .09 April 23- May 20.... 28 660 739 740 18 18 20 May 21-June 17 25 18 +0.6 - .9 .00 .00 19 23 June 18- August 4 Mean. .8 782 19 3.9 5.0 .37 19 45 5.0 .15 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Hondo River at reservoir near Roswell, N. Mex. Month. 1906. 1907. Mean. January 67 166 116 February. 22 23 22 March 3 2 April 24 o 12 May June o 1 July . 4 2 August a 10 20 15 September 5 g 6 October 7 28 18 November 14 55 34 December 7 14 10 Mean 13 27 20 a Eight days only. SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. 53 LINK RIVER NEAR KLAMATH FALLS, OREO. Samples of water were collected from Link River at a county bridge near Klamath Falls, Oreg., from June 15, 1905, to November 12, 1906. A gaging station was established at the bridge by the United States Geological Survey May 15, 1904. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 134, pp. 191-192; 177, pp. 22&-229; 213, pp. 176-177; 251, pp. 305-309. Relative amounts of substances in solution in water from Link River at county bridge near Klamath Falls, Oreg. 5 Radicl es in p er cent ofdis. solved solids. j S 5< if L i Limiting dates of composite. IR . S "2+ 1 o 5 ? ~ s S . %% || 6 1 Q ~ 5, s g .2 a ^ i 5, * fe g H Q 1 1 *o'" CO 1 s 1 3 o Z 1905-6. June 15-December 28 13 +12.0 138 8.7 3.7 17 0.00 51 9.4 3.0 3.2 July 2 1 +13.2 101 12 5.8 19 .00 64 12 4.9 .04 July 16 1 110 17 .00 59 8.8 6.6 .04 August 1 . 1 128 11 5.0 17 .00 10 5.7 .03 August 15 1 +15.6 107 11 5.8 18 .00 61 8.9 4.6 .04 September 15. 1 + 14.0 103 12 5.9 18 .00 64 8.7 7.1 .04 October 16 1 + 3.4 96 11 6.8 26 .00 75 8.5 25 .04 November 12. .. 1 - 5.8 96 14 4.8 17 .00 75 9.3 21 .04 Mean 10.7 111 11 5.4 19 .00 64 9.4 9.7 .43 Partial sanitary analyses of water from Link River at county bridge near Klamath Falls, Oreg. [Milligrams per liter.] Dates. Nitrogen as- Oxygen con- sumed. Free am- monia. Albumi- noid ammonia. Nitrites. Nitrates. 1906. January 11 0.020 .070 .116 .008 .142 .120 .164 .004 .034 .176 0.105 .240 .180 .220 .176 .320 .400 .340 .360 .440 Trace. 0.000 .050 .000 .004 .002 .006 .000 .040 .002 .010 0.02 .05 .05 .05 .05 .03 .02 7.40 2.99 2.39 3.06 2.47 3.18 5.61 5.37 6.29 6.85 7.64 February 7 February 21 March 5 March 16 April 2 April 18 May 5 May 15 June 1 . June 15 a See also Third Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 205; Fourth, p. 87. 54 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. I I 1 I ^ 1 -t i *H o 1 1 I 1 3 If Hit !lv - * O O CO O 0> 00 05 000000000000000 , O O ?D D CO "5 LITTLE COLORADO RIVER. 55 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Link River near Klamath Falls, Om/. Month. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. 2,620 1,950 2,190 2,660 '2 3tK) 3,100 l.'.i'.m 3.530 2,890 2,880 M-in-li 3,090 2, 320 4,650 2,730 3,200 \nril 3,110 3.520 . r >,(i:<() 2,990 3,810 May o 8, 640 2,600 4,0X0 5,090 2,620 4.610 6,740 2,000 8,620 4,020 2,060 8,000 J U ly 4.120 ,360 2,490 2,470 ,470 2.380 2,340 ,050 1,470 1,570 ,040 1,490 1,660 ,030 1,190 1,410 900 1,240 ()((()! MM" 1,690 ,160 1,200 1,460 ,350 1,370 \OVlMlll >(T 1,840 ,330 1,4<>0 1,630 ,770 1,610 2,180 ,590 1,740 1,970 ,940 1,880 The year 2,000 2,250 2,970 2,040 2,540 a May 15 to 31. LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR HOLBROOK, ARIZ. Samples of water were collected from Little Colorado River at a county bridge near Holbrook, Ariz., from December 31, 1905, to January 11, 1906. A gaging station was established at the bridge March 17, 1905, and was discontinued December 31, 1908. Stream- flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 175, pp. 149-151; 211, pp. 107-109; 249, pp. 167-169. Partial analyses, gage heights and rates of discharge of water and solids for Little Colorado River at county bridge near Holbrook, Ariz. [Drainage area, 17,630 square miles."! Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean dis- charge (second- feet). Solids (tons per day). Carbon- ate radicle (C0 3 ). Bicar- bonate radicle (HCO 3 ). Chlo- rine radicle (Cl). Sus- pended matter (Sm). Dis- solved solids (Ds). Sus- pended matter. Dis- solved solids. 1905-S. December 31 18 20 20 230 238 236 259 270 163 163 201 197 210 244 140 156 188 120 792 888 928 792 824 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 205 305 330 370 370 135 115 139 187 120 439 731 826 791 823 January 1 January 5 January 10 January 1 1 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Little Colorado River near Holbrook, Ariz. Month. 1905. 1906. 1907. Mean. January 452 276 364 February . . 170 176 173 March a863 621 444 643 April . . 915 245 401 520 Mav 6353 54 204 June 83 4 44 July 68 25 46 August 163 72 118 September 302 69 350 October 51 27 39 November 1 160 11 586 December 113 181 147 The year 161 269 a March 17-31. b Approximate. 56 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR WOODRUFF, ARIZ. Samples of water were collected from Little Colorado River at a road crossing near Woodruff, Ariz., from April 15, 1905, to April 3, 1906. A gaging station was established at the crossing March 16, 1905. Stream-flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 175, pp. 145-148; 211, pp. 104-107; 249, pp. 165-167. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Little Colorado River at road crossing near Woodruff, Ariz. [Drainage area, 6,000 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). * K* P T3 s Solids (tons per day). Carbonate radicle (C0 3 ). Bicarbonate radi- cle (HC0 3 ). 1 "L gS c 3 ,c B Suspended matter (Sm). Dissolved solids (Ds). Suspended matter. Dissolved solids. 1905-6. April 15, 18, 21.. 10 7 6 6 11 150 149 178 181 174 142 174 170 164 178 169 182 234 285 274 195 148 214 165 138 119 135 234 157 108 166 195 62 119 172 133 40 34 143 80 112 124 123 77 116 109 108 72 69 134 82 57 99 82 100 55 74 102 77 16,300 20,700 2,580 624 10,300 3,560 19,700 3,230 2,130 2,810 11,800 3,540 324 96 32 11,700 3,170 10,500 18,800 6,740 1,520 1,950 3,580 5,540 7,080 15,200 10,400 506 750 906 750 388 294 886 476 628 610 626 578 798 670 658 474 408 754 582 364 290 472 608 374 410 544 630 6.9 10.9 3.3 2.1 2.9 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 3.2 1.6 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 5.0 2.3 3.4 2.3 434 19,100 594 April 26, 30, May 3, 8, 12, 21 .. May 30, June 3, 6, 11, 16, 20. . June 23, 27, 30, July 3, 8, 12. . July 15, 21, 26, 30, August 3.. August 6, 9, 11, 13, 18. 61 74 160 43 67 52 329 30 25 25 211 124 115 228 193 146 138 101 820 239 488 236 589 3,940 1,400 247 508 1,650 3,150 26 6 2 6,670 1,060 3,270 11,600 3,510 600 727 923 12.300 4,570 20.100 6,600 48 179 206 73 110 88 513 65 45 44 270 137 234 358 190 114 176 166 829 264 716 402 August 21, 25, 27, 29, Septem- ber 1,8.... September 11, 14, 17. 20, 22, 25. September 28, October 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16 October 20, 26, 30, November 5,9. November 12, 14, 21, 22,23,25. November 29, December 1, 4, 8, 13, 14 December 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27. January 1, 2, 5, 6 January 9, 10, 11, 12, 13... January 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.. January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. 25, 2(5. January 28, 29, 30, 31, Febru- ary 1, 2, 3 February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17 February 19 20 23 24 February 26, 27, 28, March 1, 2,3 March 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.. March 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. . March 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.... March 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 April, 1, 2, 3 MALTIEUR RTVER. 57 J^ la tire amount of in tinlutinn in initir from /,//// ( '<>/<>r<> September 25 22 24 21 +4.2 - .7 32 28 ""32" 40 41 September 28-December 14 .02 .02 .02 .01 J'lmrirv -) Fobruarv 17 28 22 14 -(i. 1 + -7. February 19-March 17 March 19- Vpril 3 Mean 2.9 571 12 2.9 19 .00 35 30 17 .02 a Sodium is 92 per cent and potassium is 11 per cent of this amount . Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Little Colorado River near Woodruff, Ariz. Month. 1905. 1906. 1907. Mean. Jaiuiarv 96 168 132 Folinrirv 172 117 144 March a 584 445 210 413 April " . . 789 323 140 417 M'jv 57 57 4 4 Julv - . 15 23 19 \ugust 58 67 325 150 September 159 15 218 131 October 20 12 133 55 November 543 7 78 209 December . . . 37 202 16 85 The year 118 151 a March 16 to 31. MALHETJR RIVER NEAR VALE, OREG. Samples of water were collected from Malheur Kiver at a highway bridge near Vale, Oreg., from March 26 to December 4, 1905. A gaging station was established at the bridge by the United States Geological Survey May 20, 1903, and gagings had been made at intervals since 1890. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Annual Reports: 11, II, pp. 88, 106; 12, II, pp. 344, 358, 361; 13, III, pp. 98-99; 18, IV, pp. 348-350; 20, IV, p. 62. Bulletins: 92, p. 140; 131, p. 68; 140, pp. 242-243. Water-Supply Papers: 11, p. 83; 16, p. 169; 100, pp. 424-427; 135, pp. 206-208; 178, pp. 126-129; 214, pp. 101-102; 252, pp. 257-259. 58 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Malheur River at highway bridge near Vale, Oreg. [Drainage area, 4,860 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean discharge (second- . feet). Solids (tons per day). aj "o L <5 ! 1 1 1* PQ J .s V 3 c> "8? 'a'Q 02 i i gg >^ I 1 g T3 OQ i 1905. March 26, 27 28, 29, 30, 31 4 6 6 9 9 7 9 12 43 15 99 99 90 94 106 131 112 132 165 181 180 169 149 165 189 207 170 244 240 242 229 279 292 290 186 236 195 196 186 178 166 165 155 13 8 6 10 9 32 11 10 .16 18 29 14 16 14 29 29 21 32 37 36 37 40 44 40 42 35 29 27 23 20 17 21 22 105 220 96 36 50 70 34 78 26 30 6 840 1,670 412 306 52 30 72 90 24 54 62 24 18 68 36 48 18 20 44 70 106 10 195 162 166 162 200 240 184 220 278 288 344 252 256 264 312 366 390 390 400 498 436 442 462 486 486 406 398 368 340 318 254 336 340 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 1,230 1,250 1,090 708 600 575 436 206 154 153 126 250 370 310 170 122 75 24 31 21 19 16 12 16 19 35 49 57 85 105 115 127 150 349 742 282 69 81 109 40 43 11 12 2 567' 1,670 345 141 17 6 5 8 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 6 3 5 12 22 36 4 647 546 488 310 324 373 217 117 115 118 117 170 255 221 143 120 78 25 33 28 22 19 15 21 25 38 53 57 78 90 79 115 138 April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 April 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 April 17, 18, 20, 21 April 23, 24, 25, 29 April 26 April 30, May 1,2,3,5... May 11,12,13 May 14 15 16 18 19 20 May 17 May 21, 22, 23 May 31, June 1,2,3 June 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 June 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17. June 18 19 20 21,22 23 June 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, July 1 July 2 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 July 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. 22 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28', 29 .... July 30, 31, August 2, 3, 4, 5. . . August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August 13, 14. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. August 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, 31, September 1. September 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 September 10,11,17,18,19,20,21 September 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, October? October 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.,. October 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 . October 22, 23, 24, November 6,7,8,9 November 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16 November 17, 18, 19, 20 . November 26, 27, 30, Decem- ber 1.3. 4... Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Malheur River at highway bridge near Vale, Oreg. Limiting dates of composite. i 1 1 H if |! Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. j i .2 S 1 C9 8 0^ M S 1 O, j | % 1905-6. March 26- April 21 . 22 18 20 26 27 + 1.4 - 3.9 - 3.4 + .7 182 210 254 424 8.8 11 10 11 .2 .3 .3 .0 .7 .1 .7 4.2 14 14 16 18 o!7 18 16 16 0.00 .00 .00 2.3 .00 .00 .00 .00 59 70 68 61 63 "*8B 66 12 16 17 19 19 16 21 19 4.6 6.2 8.3 7.6 8.0 12 8.7 8.1 0.05 .04 .05 .01 .03 .01 .01 .03 April 23-May 20 May 21-June 17 June 18-July 15 July 16-August 12 August 13-September 21 26 28 17 514 322 283 'is'" n September 22-November 9 November 10-December 4 Mean - i.7 + 2.8 2.3 316 n 4.4 16 .29 63 17 7.9 .03 > Sodium is 90 per cent and potassium is 13 per cent of this amount. MILK RIVER. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Malheur River near VaU, Oreg. 59 Month. 1890. 1891. 1895. 1896. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Moan. January 88 277 o300 o236 503 174 287 MB February 319 347 331 o3, 100 642 311 2,190 1,080 March 2,910 703 650 B 3,460 1,620 1,920 1,960 I.S'.MI April 2,770 511 851 b" 642 5,520 S'.tS 4,550 2,250 May 1,630 217 361 1,600 c274 2,030 235 862 901 254 78 139 1,600 203 533 244 .W.I 177 424 July 43 30 19 185 58 140 40 50 77 72 August 17 26 12 33 19 52 16 9 47 26 September 15 23 89 83 42 50 33 26 65 47 October 44 129 84 144 77 50 100 90 November 118 161 192 182 119 89 126 141 83 175 175 . 188 155 138 135 150 The year 268 1,300 381 731 607 a Approximate. b April 26-30. c May 20-31. MILK RIVER NEAR HAVRE, MONT. Samples of water were collected from Milk River at a highway bridge near Havre, Mont., from April 7, 1905, to April 14, 1906. A gaging station was established at the bridge by the United States Geological Survey May 15, 1898. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates oi discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Annual Reports: 20, IV, pp. 53, 189, 245-246; 21, IV, p. 189; 22, IV, p. 288. Water-Supply Papers: 27, pp. 68-69, 72, 75-76; 37, pp. 209-210; 39, p. 447; 49, p. 267; 52, p. 516; 66, pp. 15-16, 170; 75, p. 122; 84, pp. 28-31; 99, pp. 108-111; 130, pp. 95-98; 172, pp. 57-59; 208, pp. 43^5; 246, pp. 109-112. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Milk River at highway bridge near Havre, Mont. [Drainage area, 7,300 square miles.] Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 | Solids (tons per day). 3 s | S CO s I g Dates. 1. 1x 1 1 1 A !te i S o 18 .O o> S Sn I s -T3 r Is a I* 1 a s i o a pq S 02 GO 5 1 % CD 1905-6. April 7 186 528 3.4 55 28 78 April 9, 10, 11,12,13,14 21 304 9 130 512 3.3 49 17 68 April 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 22 14 321 27 154 562 3.4 58 24 88 April 24, 25, May 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 May 14. 23, 24, 25, 26 27 30 o 279 293 25 25 154 116 474 430 3.5 3.6 61 71 25 22 78 82 May 28, 29, 30, 31, June 13 21 276 20 56 454 3.5 53 8 65 June 4, 5, 6, 7,8,9.. 29 12 243 292 48 35 62 148 436 452 3.4 3.2 40 23 7 9 47 28 June 12, 14, 15, 16 June 18, 27, 29, 30, July 1 5 242 14 6 630 544 3.5 62 1,110 91 July 3, 5, 6, 8 299 20 974 562 3.5 55 145 84 July 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 15 23 249 325 47 29 100 106 580 626 3.3 3.0 36 g 10 2 56 14 July 16, 17 18 22 July 23, 25, 26, 29.... 42 307 40 7 420 778 3.3 92 1,840 193 July 30, August 3 o 219 92 17 400 690 3.8 103 4 850 192 August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 12 241 341 23 30 5,450 136 584 564 3.3 2.7 37 2 545 1 58 3 August 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23 August 27, September 6, 15, 17, 21, 23. October 28 30 31 November 1234 10 535 599 40 63 70 o 976 1 260 November 17 18*19 20 21 22* o 481 36 66 'g!4 April 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ... o 24 1 600 374 4.1 121 523 122 April 9. 10, 11. 12, 13. 14... 211 15 1.000 360 4.2 132 357 128 o See also Second Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, pp. 339-340; Fourth, p. 181. 60 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Milk River at highway bridge near Havre, Mont. Limiting dates of composite. Number of daily samples. E H Dissolved solids (Ds) (milligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. Calcium (Ca). "So S s + SI II O'OT Carbonate (CO 8 ). Bicarbonate (HC0 8 ). Sulphate (SO,). Chlorine (Cl). Nitrate (NO 3 ). 1905-6. April 9-May 27.. 25 21 19 24 13 11 -2.0 + 1.1 506 500 546 730 972 369 10 8.2 7.9 7.4 5.9 7.1 5.9 5.4 4.8 3.1 4.5 4.9 15 21 a 17 26 22 21 2.2 1.6 .00 .00 .00 .00 63 59 61 50 51 68 25 32 30 35 32 26 2.6 2.4 0.69 .06 .06 .02 .13 .00 Muv S-July 1 July 3-29 . July 30-September 23 +4.8 -2.1 -1.8 3.0 5.5 3.0 October 28-November 22 '. . April 3-14 Mean 2.4 604 7.8 4.8 20 .63 59 30 3.3 .16 a Sodium is 93 per cent and potassium is 8.8 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Milk River near Havre, Mont. Month. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January o430 a 100 o50 180 o200 aQO a 5 o o 117 February o 600 a 100 o 100 a 208 a200 o 75 o5 05 o800 233 March a 500 a 150 o600 249 a 240 a 75 a 40 a 40 845 212 295 April 1 360 a 394 205 196 996 1 740 59 95 1 210 295 655 May al 400 1 010 435 648 1 080 1 080 '373 62 119 458 330 636 June 1 350 a 940 154 553 1 480 975 278 35 935 82 2 190 883 July 168 0241 43 184 2 040 445 44 54 101 397 '527 386 August 113 a 196 40 28 377 378 5 25 5 62 177 128 September 53 131 76 56 297 164 3 o 3 127 124 94 October 88 94 186 82 309 138 19 2 82 178 107 November o 100 a 190 ol!4 80 o300 a 115 35 o 1 72 186 108 December 113 a 150 a 50 a 100 a 300 a 147 a 25 a60 94 The year 487 154 224 586 423 230 24 109 411 311 o Approximate. NOTE. Data for 1898-1903 from Second Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, pp. 340-341, estimates for ice periods being included. MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON, N. DAK. Samples of water were collected from Missouri River at Bakers ferry, near Williston, N. Dak., on August 14, 1905. A gaging station was established at the ferry by the United States Geological Survey April 24, 1905. Stream-flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Water-Supply Papers: 176, pp. 28-29; 208, p. 20; 246, p. 41-42. NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER. 61 Suspended matter and dissolved solids in water of Missouri River at Bakers ferry, near Williston, N. Dak., on August 14, 1905. [Drainage area, 155,000 square miles.] Solids (milligrams per liter). Distance from left bank (feet). Depth of river (feet). Velocity (feet per second.) Suspended Dissolved matter. solids. 820 9.5 2.38 994 300 770 9.7 3.16 1,010 304 620 15.0 3.61 964 310 (BO LI. a 3. 25 938 324 620 15.0 ft 2. 75 938 328 550 15.0 2.58 964 318 530 11.0 2.63 924 344 530 14.0 a 1.28 940 350 530 14.0 ft 3. 07 864 33S 440 9.6 3.02 998 310 405 8.0 2.43 1,010 282 340 5.0 2.17 988 310 320 4.4 2.22 968 306 258 5.0 1.7 1,030 263 230 5.2 1.24 956 310 135 1.4 1.13 962 292 85 5.8 1.4 996 322 30 3.8 .99 942 306 Sample taken and velocity measured at bottom, ft Sample taken and velocity measured at surface. NOTE. The river at about mean stage; gage height, 6.8 feet; area of 'cross section, 5,925 square feet; mean Aelocity, 2.51 feet per second; discharge, 14,880 second-feet; mean suspended matter, 978 milligrams per liter, or 39,300 tons per day; mean dissolved solids, 305 milligrams per liter, or 12,300 tons per day. Samples taken and velocity measured at .6 depth, except as otherwise noted. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak. Month. 1905. 1906. 1907. Mean. March 77,900 77,900 \pril 67 500 67,500 Mav a 30, 200 ft 82, 800 d 50, 100 54,400 June 68 100 93 600 53 900 July 54,900 52,700 53,800 \ugust 19 400 25 200 22,300 September 7,100 15,400 11,250 October 7 700 8 840 8,270 November 8 060 do 100 9,080 a May 23-31. ft May 26-31. c November 1-24. dMay 1-22. NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER NEAR GRANITE, OKLA. Samples of water were collected from North Fork of Red River at a railroad bridge near Granite j Okla., from April 12, 1905, to March 16, 1907. A gaging station was established at the bridge by the United States Geological Survey June 23, 1903, and was discontinued March 20, 1908. Stream-flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Water-Supply Papers: 99, pp. 319-320; 131, pp. 182-183; 173, pp. 73-75; 209, pp. 51-54; 247, pp. 89-92. o See also Third Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 460. 62 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for North Fork of Red River at railroad bridge near Granite, Okla. [Drainage area, 2,210 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I 3 -1 | % January 2 jo 'O OS si 1 3 O 1 I . oE, OS 2 1 . ll I s I 3 03 i 1 i 5 1905-1907. February 17 .0 224 217 224 212 233 201 242 200 202 190 213 214 219 265 281 236 217 223 239 210 217 295 236 308 263 281 281 232 217 204 -204 204 217 191 198 172 179 204 83 165 179 160 185 185 198 198 198 191 172 191 204 204 204 185 191 191 191 191 198 191 179 185 185 185 160 89 166 160 283 302 329 370 309 290 307 352 377 402 489 528 503 275 271 528 600 567 542 644 600 387 542 300 561 512 338 522 580 COO 608 570 396 406 377 377 377 318 116 213 203 193 193 203 222 242 232 271 222 348 319 281 329 329 367 396 290 242 242 281 290 290 329 348 290 174 174 174 328 300 220 300 944 804 584 452 360 368 228 316 168 592 588 72 128 44 16 92 48 184 80 48 36 56 112 116 152 12 156 204 240 168 192 400 476 1,100 2,180 2,870 4,130 2,400 3,070 2,420 1,410 856 788 2,720 1,080 1,090 772 504 384 228 176 640 1,610 1,140 952 368 416 264 132 104 244 2,670 1,980 1.090 1,560 1,550 1,680 1,530 1,660 1,430 1,490 1,660 1,810 1,860 2,220 2,320 2,400 1,640 1,340 2,670 2.760 2,680 2,680 2,850 2,880 1,760 2,740 1,480 2,580 2,530 1,850 2,640 2,750 3,060 2,940 2,820 2,200 2,040 1,960 2,010 1,950 1,880 816 1,270 1,250 1,220 1,120 1,140 1,260 1,390 1,380 1,420 1,340 1,710 1,790 1,580 1,680 1,880 1,890 2,000 1,640 1,350 1,360 1,540 1,470 1,570 1,720 1,790 1,540 1,140 1,100 1.050 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.4 7.0 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 (i.o 6.2 6.8 6.6 6.4 65 58 51 91 58 44 37 37 37 26 26 18 18 18 2 13 10 13 10 7 10 4 1 1 4 7 2 12 8 14 28 46 46 46 58 65 73 113 500 500 555 340 370 260 175 162 114 200 260 175 125 103 103 85 115 175 260 120 96 60 38 27 20 20 32 365 200 90 58 47 30 74 148 96 58 45 36 26 16 15 8 29 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 3 12 25 30 21 30 70 94 334 2,950 3,880 6,200 2,210 3,060 1,700 665 375 243 1,470 760 516 261 140 107 52 55 303 1,130 368 247 60 43 19 7 6 21 2,640 1,070 266 274 242 231 375 259 170 149 165 181 131 156 112 117 80 7 94 75 8 54 78 19 7 4 28 48 10 85 59 116 222 350 273 253 306 352 385 573 1,100 1,710 1,870 1,120 1,120 803 595 608 426 764 940 809 603 490 468 432 586 944 1,150 437 353 250 1,510 115 93 97 134 1,120 595 256 February IS . February 19 February 20. .. February 21 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 February **( February 2S. March 1 March '2 March 2 March3 March 4 March 5 March (i March 7 March 9 March 10 March 14 March 15 . March 15 March 16 March 17 March 20 March 21 . March 2 1 ' March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 April 4 Aprilo April ti April 7 April 8... April 9 April 10.. April 11 April 12.. . April 13 April 14 April 15 April 1C) April 17 April 18... April lit April 20 April 21 . . . April 22 April 23... April 24 . . April 25 April 26. .. April 27.. . April 28 April 29 April 30.. Mav 2 May 3 May 4.. 64 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for North Fork of lied River at railroad bridge near Granite, Olcla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean discharge (second- feet). Solids (tons per day). * 1 1 ft 1 4 i IS 1 PQ OJ "o O j! s 1 I g? 855, 3 02 CO it if s 1 I I 02 OS 1 1 1 5 1905-1907. Mayo ' $ 179 192 198 185 185 192 179 185 153 166 134 134 134 160 172 179 179 160 128 140 140 1G6 185 198 199 179 96 108 115 121 147 185 166 172 172 159 166 172 191 185 159 159 153 159 153 159 178 166 178 1(56 134 128 128 140 170 172 179 172 185 192 236 192 179 166 147 134 147 160 174 223 271 339 310 339 416 42(5 455 416 290 281 261 242 232 201 339 290 106 154 154 184 193 223 300 309 258 138 109 129 248 376 258 248 248 297 327 396 396 ggfi 228 337 366 4 Ifi 376 327 39 li. 1 <;. i (i.O 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 7.7 6.9 7.3 7.6 70 52 43 43 34 34 21 21 18 23 102 140 140 120 95 52 62 52 2,600 2,350 920 140 100 73 61 50 23 165 275 315 275 560 140 86 40 40 40 40 40 44 73 73 160 140 75 58 87 43 27 47 46 2,350 211 128 (17 53 63 63 43 43 34 24 8 15 1,350 385 735 1,110 144 84 48 34 25 11 7 3 2 7 696 592 429 215 110 37 74 29 87,300 43,800 8,050 519 259 121 48 36 19 968 3,080 1,680 911 4,490 562 237 61 43 26 22 17 10 216 128 302 233 70 48 139 43 37 41 59 39,200 1,420 379 62 28 12 25 13 17 25 6 3 5 1,240 1,660 13, 600 18,800 219 189 172 196 153 169 114 117 110 127 420 586 557 443 352 200 277 222 4,350 5,300 2,480 464 329 273 272 227 102 410 481 589 855 2,610 534 310 159 162 176 243 200 22) 250 350 800 753 \\" 303 476 211 114 204 177 5.Q80 248 205 293 315 232 240 185 41 56 5,660 7iil 1,720 2,280 May 6 May 7 May8 May 9 May 10 May 11. May 12 May 13 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 . May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 . . June 6 June 7 .... June 8 June 9 ... June 10 June 11 . . June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 .... June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June '.V) July 1 July 2.. July 3 July 4 JulyS... Jnlv r, July 7... July 8 Jillv! Jnlv 11 July 12 July 13 N9BTH FORK OF BED RIVER. 65 I'drtlal analyst^, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for North Fork of Red Kivef at railroad bridge near Granite, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). i 1 1 Solids (tons per day). Carbonate radicle (CO,). Bicarbonate radi- cle (HCO,). 3 0>S ~ o Suspended matter (Sm). Dissolved solids (Ds). Suspended matter. Dissolved solids. 1905-1907. Julv If 14 15 10 26 1 13 6 13 13 12 4 13 12 11 18 17 32 16 19 19 11 8 16 26 23 K 150 164 176 190 164 170 183 183 170 157 170 164 164 170 164 144 144 131 164 127 119 132 153 194 164 160 162 178 137 162 245 234 144 137 153 142 123- 136 153 188 99 149 164 133 190 163 154 212 394 195 190 141 162 117 137 63 140 131 136 75 191 182 188 120 119 116 124 363 158 168 158 138 158 148 158 168 218 198 228 238 158 188 198 218 178 188 178 152 164 124 97 97 98 109 89 124 170 173 123 100 253 296 304 132 163 170 142 221 113 126 151 132 328 211 208 239 20 420 418 327 209 84 156 147 147 146 95 89 324 222 328 326 313 341 328 60 2,610 2,050 6,000 4,720 2,680 1,610 SXS 2,400 1,480 476 332 284 980 580 492 348 976 2,660 1,800 1,880 772 4,170 11,000 8,670 7,290 1,820 3,730 1,110 712 700 172 1,520 180 248 124 1,880 1,040 956 460 5,540 2,350 1,380 668 1,040 144 396 348 284 3,550 164 868 344 1,010 1,260 1,220 3,320 1,600 1,690 1,520 1,300 152 296 100 92 100 92 112 88 1,010 920 1,030 912 928 1,010 1,140 1,150 1,210 1,280 1,260 1,430 1,070 1,180 1,270 1,330 1,080 1,140 1,110 972 1,120 860 788 700 732 488 684 876 1,060 1,100 924 852 1,550 1,700 1,800 940 1,190 884 1,050 1,340 804 1,020 1,040 876 1,880 1,300 1,320 1,480 468 1,810 1,740 1,400 1,380 536 960 964 960 956 588 604 1,810 1,750 1,850 1,844 1,830 1,880 1,940 548 8.0 6.7 7.9 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.6 7.0 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.8 7.3 6.8 6.9 6.5 7.4 8.5 7.6 7.4 7.2 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.3 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6 8.5 7.9' 8.0 7.9 7.0 6.8 6.7 7.0 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 '2,480 286 2,250 700 310 218 240 450 310 45 45 45 120 90 65 40 355 750 330 415 195 900 3,000 1,180 950 700 85 132 95 120 50 50 50 50 285 172 185 159 90 1,180 550 420 350 240 240 250 180 145 125 125 145 180 3,000 1,600 1,700 1,600 460 400 300 580 250 250 150 130 125 90 60 60 17,500 1,580 36,500 8,920 2,250 946 575 2,920 1,230 58 40 35 318 141 86 38 937 5,390 1,600 2,110 406 10,200 89,300 27,600 18,700 3,440 858 397 183 227 23 205 24 33 95 874 522 411 112 17,600 3,500 1,570 632 676 93 267 168 111 1,200 55 340 167 8,160 5,450 5,600 14,400 1,990 1,830 1,230 2,030 103 200 40 32 34 22 is 14 6,770 711 6,250 1,720 776 595 735 1,400 1,010 155 152 173 346 287 222 144 1,040 2,320 985 1,090 591 2,090 6,380 2,230 1,880 922 157 312 272 355 125 115 210 229 1,390 437 594 380 256 4,270 1,190 1,150 986 568 1,220 874 639 581 158 612 682 680 11,200 2,320 4,410 4,160 1,190 1,030 477 945 1,220 1,180 748 648 617 457 315 89 Julv lf> Julv It'. Julv 17 July 18. Julv 19 July 20... July 21 ... July 22 Julv 2-1 Julv "5 Julv 27 August 1 August 2 August 4 Villas! 5 August 6 Axigusl 7 ... August 8 August <> August 10 August 10 August 12 . August in August 14 August 15. August 17 August 18.. August, 20 August 21 August 22 August 24 August 27 August 29 August 30. August 31 Septeml^er 3 September 4 September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September 8 September 9 September 10 September 10 September 12 Septeml>er 13 t September 14 Septeml>er 15 September 16 September 17 Septeml>er 18 Septemlier 19 September 20 September 21 Septeml^er 22 Septeml)er 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 September 27 September 28 September 29 September 30 Octol>er 1 c 101 no , o-7/i n 66 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids far North Fork of Red River at railroad bridge near Granite, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I t 2 & 4 Sb i Solids (tons per day). Carbonate radicle (C0 8 ). Bicarbonate radi- cle (HC0 3 ). !s Suspended matter (Sm). Dissolved solids . (Ds). 1 OQ Dissolved solids. 1905-1907. October 3 o 9 9 196 216 228 273 185 280 201 270 335 298 125 148 159 184 199 252 218 232 212 222 211 224 236 208 172 217 226 218 225 176 213 209 190 166 204 196 176 210 210 206 226 168 230 221 234 231 228 220 266 220 261 261 268 307 331 388 255 284 281 286 267 286 281 288 248 238- 229 238 371 139 343 348 513 246 436 347 86 150 109 152 140 152 168 191 210 217 221 264 224 226 228 232 266 285 286 285 298 306 307 307 314 306 297 217 277 282 289 303 288 160 210 202 234 208 188 156 257 149 149 190 1% 195 188 100 262 238 257 268 278 279 279 279 279 279 289 289 44 36 156 56 128 576 64 960 16,000 7,420 3,650 2,340 2,370 ,550 ,130 ,230 ,680 ,630 ,470 968 796 732 516 492 496 424 536 872 76 644 564 1,430 624 374 432 300 428 824 2,210 2,840 2,040 1,920 3,030 3,830 4,030 860 2,740 512 2,720 1,250 628 268 76 964 648 480 452 556 860 948 852 660 604 1,080 700 1,800 888 1,530 1,360 2,120 1,240 2,090 1,180 716 1,010 680 884 924 876 9% 712 1,150 ,190 ,190 ,290 ,150 ,250 ,280 ,360 ,490 ,530 ,550 ,540 ,580 ,550 ,550 ,030 ,560 ,500 ,540 ,300 ,520 ,530 ,570 ,580 ,440 ,010 1,280 1,180 1,200 1,170 1,040 968 1,400 892 880 1,150 1,180 1,090 1,160 792 1,410 1,300 1,410 1,560 1,380 1,560 1,450 1,550 1,540 1,550 1,460 1,440 6.3 6.2 6.8 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.2 7.2 9.9 7.8 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.8 7.8 7.0 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.8 7.0 6.8 7.2 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 33 15 300 33 33 33 60 45 23 23 900 7,000 1,950 1,180 875 775 650 220 220 355 272 254 300 400 420 415 385 113 113 113 190 207 245 226 327 267 227 247 247 247 440 1,250 1,420 1,180 1,250 1,360 2,250 2,250 400 1,150 900 725 400 225 450 225 425 170 100 450 385 300 140 75 125 125 175 125 4 126 5 21 70 4 2,330 302,000 39,100 11,600 5,520 4,960 2,720 673 730 2,570 1,200 1,010 784 860 830 578 511 151 129 164 448 42 426 345 1,260 450 229 288 200 286 980 7,470 10,900 6,500 6,490 11,100 23,300 24,500 930 8,500 1,240 5,310 1,350 382 325 46 1,100 298 130 550 578 897 86J 172 223 204 510 233 161 36 1,240 121 188 111 339 143 44 63 1,650 16,700 4,860 2,790 2,350 1,490 2,010 709 706 1,230 843 860 1,030 1,470 1,690 1,710 1,610 409 480 472 797 1,140 1,030 920 1,360 940 935 1,020 1,040 1,060 1,710 3,400 4,890 3,750 4,070 4,310 6,350 5,890 1,510 2,770 2,140 2,240 1,280 661 1,400 481 1,610 595 381 1,900 1,430 1,260 550 313 520 522 690 478 Octol>er 4 October 4 October 7 October 8 October 9 October 10 October 11 October 12 October 13 October 14 ... . October 15 October 16 October 17 October 18 October 19 October 20 October 21 October 22 October 23 ... October 24 October 25 October 26 October 27 October 29 October -30 October 31 November 1 November 2 November 3 . November 4 November 5 November 7 ... November 8 November 9 ... November 11 November 13 November 14 November 15 November 16. November 25 November 26 . November 27 November 29 November 30 December 1 December 2 Decembers December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 . / December 12 December 12 December 15 December 17 .... December 18 December 19 December 20 December 2.1 December 23 ... December 26 December 28 December 29 ... December 30 December 31... NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER. 67 (iit(ili/s 1'inirirv (1 January 7 J -niiiary s January ( .t lanuary 10 January 1" January \'.\ January 14 January 15 ... ....... laiurirv 16 January 17 January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 9 19 9 19 9 9 14 9 14 9 9 19 9 9 9 19 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 19 9 5 5 9 210 238 286 267 267 305 277 296 267 248 191 172 200 229 210 U91 191 210 229 196 172 191 181 238 191 200 172 162 172 181 152 172 162 162 191 172 172 181 229 219 210 205 220 288 229 205 214 215 234 January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 29 January 30 ... February 1 February 2 1-Vbruarv 3 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28. . March I' March 3 ... March 5 March 6... March 7 March 9 March 10.. March 11 March 12... March 13 March 14 March 15.. March 16 68 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from North Fork of Red River at rail- road bridge near Granite, Okla. "P. i| Radicl estop ercen tofdls solved solids Limiting dates of composite. j>> 1 !! g i fa o + O o on a t e >a). ^ -i O "3 T) (- | EX .2 *g ^ K s . .SP s i^ 05 59 I .1 14 15 16 17 5 o 9 6 175 161 149 152 161 174 114 130 338 141 160 981 1,900 1,190 1,830 1,990 2,660 1,220 1,700 1,870 1,120 2,270 June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 June 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, July 1 July 2345678 July 9* 10 11 ' 12 13 14' 15 Julv Iti, 17, 18. 19, 20, 21, 22 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 July 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 August 12567 August 14 15 24 25 26 28 Septeml>er 1345 Septeml)er 13 September 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24. ... September 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, Octo- 6 4 11 8 27 13 13 165 155 167 146 185 185 188 172 218 218 205 238 238 238 231 231 185 224 185 193 156 195 238 226 224 238 231 191 231 224 231 224 216 .227 218 205 211 244 1,300 2,160 2,610 2,850 3,100 1,660 1,430 641 1,100 1,250 1,260 1,360 1,380 1,400 1,590 1,530 1,770 1,520 2,820 810 984 1,470 1,550 1,520 1,550 1,550 1,730 1,730 1,420 1,560 1,430 1,420 1,480 1,610 1,630 1,670 1,790 1 1.860 October 2 3 6 7 8 10 11 October 14 15 16 17, 18 19, 20 October 24 25 26 28 October 29, November 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 18 November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 November 26, 28, 30, December 1, 2. . December 3, 4, 5 . December 6 Decemter 7 Decemlxjr 8 December 9 . December 10 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 14 December 15 Decemter 16 Deceml^er 17 December 18 Deceml>er 31 Januarv 2 Januarv 3 January 4 Januarv 5 Januarv 6 Januarv 7 Januarv 8 9 10, 11, 12, 13 14 January 15 Januarv 16 January 17 Januarv 18 Januarv 19 Januarv 20 Januarv 21 January 23... a See also Fifth Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 245. 70 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for North Fork of Red River at Navajo dam site, near Headrick, Okla. Continued. .)ats. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). 8U I 1 Solids (tons per day). 1 L ii o 1 n 5 J 3 | o 1 "3 ra 3 1 it 5 B 1 1 2 1 1 1 P 1905-1907. February 4 277 249 277 280 252 233 221 230 235 195 209 237 210 217 231 243 249 249 243 230 236 223 225 223 236 243 236 230 223 230 197 217 179 191 185 192 '198 192 220 220 227 227 220 220 217 192 102 121 154 154 172 172 198 198 198 185 153 102 115 128 165 179 122 128 108 115 122 160 2,670 2,240 1,840 1,840 2,230 2,680 2,110 2,130 2,110 ,490 ,490 ,630 ,890 ,890 2,000 2,100 2,220 2,210 2,280 2,290 2,470 2,380 2,500 2,550 3,160 3,160 3,130 3,270 2,970 2,980 2,540 1,770 1,320 1,340 1.590 948 908 928 1,000 996 986 1,120 1.130 1,400 1,260 1,330 261 329 1,340 387 387 522 957 1,260 1.280 1,570 416 435 MB 426 774 1,090 851 841 300 JOB 203 329 56 108 108 616 64 172 136 256 72 1,590 940 388 368 268 484 1,120 1,670 116 848 148 124 68 236 28 72 8 208 364 512 492 288 400 356 1,410 656 908 2,140 820 700 520 324 464 2,470 820 9,750 2.230 816 360 284 712 220 348 11,700 4)240 876 404 380 9,390 8,830 8,710 5,390 2,580 1,010 6,520 5,570 4,940 4,940 5,570 6,400 5,370 5,350 5,430 3,580 4,230 4,220 4,420 4,770 4,870 5,580 5,870 5,880 5,860 5,930 6,200 6,080 6,180 6,270 7,620 7,550 7,470 7,990 7,290 7,250 6,340 4,770 4,070 4,080 4,400 3,190 3,050 3,090 3,180 3,090 3,090 3,240 3,220 3,890 3,520 3,640 772 960 4,070 1,880 1,740 2.040 3,060 3,730 3,730 4,320 1,310 2,550 2,190 2.260 2,860 3,640 2,840 2,800 1.870 1,660 1,540 1,940 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 2. 6 2.5 2.5 2.6 4.3 3.6 4.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 2.9 2.7 217 2.7 5.6 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.2 4.3 5.1 4.2 3.9 3.4 94 95 70 70 70 47 47 47 47 47 47 198 70 47 47 47 40 40 40 40 38 36 36 36 34 35 36 37 38 38 38 70 110 90 70 230 210 210 210 305 160 130 130 115 115 130 1,480 600 1,680 600 600 520 170 90 90 90 6,450 1,350 680 600 HO 320 320 1.320 4,080 1,250 875 380 14 28 20 116 12 22 17 32 9 201 119 207 70 34 61 142 181 13 92 15 12 7 22 3 7 1 21 69 152 120 54 248 202 798 372 748 925 288 246 162 101 163 9,860 1.330 44.200 3.620 1.320 506 131 173 53 85 205,000 37,600 7,780 1,420 305 329 8.120 30.700 %.ooo 18,200 6.100 1,030 1,650 1,430 935 935 1,050 812 683 677 688 453 537 2,260 835 605 619 709 635 635 634 641 636 590 600 608 700 713 726 798 747 744 650 900 1,210 990 831 1,980 1,730 ,750 ,810 2,550 ,340 ,140 ,130 ,210 ,090 ,270 3,080 1.560 18.500 3.040 2.S30 2.870 1.410 908 908 1,050 _'_'. May 25 May 26 ..!?... May 27 M:iVJX... NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER. 71 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for North Fork of Red River at Navajo dam site, near Headrick, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). 6 P o I Solids (tons per day). 1 L SO IB !? "So H i pq S O I ts "8? ^S I 1 1 jt | *w jj 1 ! i Q 1905-1907. May 29 o o 153 147 128 147 166 134 110 121 121 140 146 166 153 147 172 166 147 140 128 140 148 148 148 148 140 121 128 121 140 140 586 183 183 222 216 197 177 190 124 118 131 118 138 137 164 170 150 150 183 131 138 131 157 170 157 203 118 124 111 131 170 178 175 173 194 190 235 191 561 735 909 1,070 1,090 603 465 475 297 357 475 1,090 1,090 ,090 ,420 ,420 ,140 ,210 ,030 515 515 1,130 911 891 970 1,060 703 921 367 367 99 990 981 ,340 ,350 ,580 ,590 ,840 327 317 317 346 593 337 386 307 308 416 485 366 356 356 248 594 564 693 1,220 1,230 277 267 476 476 614 624 872 772 297 190 616 332 312 220 416 6,340 6.100 6,170 3,340 1,620 808 332 248 308 116 80 476 488 8,850 812 836 976 496 480 248 9,050 3,070 7,730 700 688 172 200 156 20 88 68 76 64 2,840 2,240 2,950 2,490 2,820 3,270 3,600 3,330 2,320 2.030 1,970 1,760 1,900 2,230 3,480 3,520 3,500 4,250 4,340 3,480 3,480 4,110 2,700 2,660 4,000 3,330 3,310 3,590 3,830 2,200 2,930 1,710 1,680 784 3,200 3.220 4,040 4,020 ,540 ,500 ,970 ,130 ,090 ,090 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 4.6 4.0 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.5 5.0 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 4.5 4.8 260 220 220 170 260 2,040 1,000 1,680 1,000 465 260 170 170 170 170 160 160 480 480 520 335 235 235 160 160 140 520 3,620 685 330 280 220 120 95 80 70 70 70 70 3,620 1,910 2 000 .433 198 186 101 292 35,000 16,500 28,000 9,000 2,030 568 153 114 142 53 35 206 634 11,500 1,140 756 620 315 208 107 3,420 4,310 75,600 1,300 613 130 119 51 5 19 13 14 ' 12 536 22,000 15,200 1,750 1,680 1,940 1,650 2,340 12,800 5,480 8,950 4,750 2,390 1,570 1,600 1,620 1,610 1,950 1,880 1,500 4,520 5,340 3,790 2,400 2,530 2,110 1,430 1,550 1,450 3,080 28,600 3,170 1,500 593 1,900 1,040 1,040 868 859 850 936 213 10,600 5,640 May 30 May31 June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June ti June 7 -. June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 ... June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 July 2... July3 July 4... JulyS July 6 July 7 July 9 July 10... July 11 July 12... July 13 4.8 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 4.8 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.8 3.5 200 410 410 715 470 480 315 2,000 390 240 200 160 130 160 160 1,600 1,240 450 510 190 190 190 190 190 1,850 440 Julv 15 1,510 908 2,820 2,700 3,000 728 6,140 1,010 1,010 608 492 400 436 15,400 15,900 2,450 2,110 952 632 972 952 312 584 6,330 7.300 ,730 ,780 ,620 ,640 .930 ,010 .580 ,930 ,960 2,110 2,360 2,420 2,500 3.880 3.910 1,670 1.770 1.800 2,110 2,170 2,220 2,980 2,900 1.870 1.320 1,670 1,000 5,450 3.430 3,890 619 33,200 1,060 654 329 213 140 188 6,650 68,800 8,200 2,570 1.310 324 499 488 160 300 31,600 8.670 1 1,920 1,970 3,130 2,090 2,500 1,700 8,510 2,030 1,270 1,140 1,020 849 1,080 1,670 Hi. 900 5.600 2,160 2,480 1,080 1,110 1.140 1.530 1.490 9.320 1.570 July 16 July 17 July 18... July 19 July 20... July 21 July 22 July 23... July 24 July 25 July 26.. . July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 Julv 31.. . August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 ^ August 5 August 6 August 8 August 9... 2 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Noi'th Fork of Red River at Navajo dam site, near Headrick, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). o a ^ $ 1 T3 i Solids (tons per day). 1 1. I! ! o iL o "So II I 8 1 l x , 2 o 8 a . |t "c^- OQ |t Q 1 "3 6 ! 3 CO o 1 "3 9 i p 1905-1907. August 10 13 19 31 6 13 13 2 12 6 26 4 23 5 10 19 144 152 131 122 144 131 151 172 161 176 118 144 120 86 98 104 115 98 171 124 110 132 124 148 137 108 107 135 150 152 171 162 150 220 178 183 182 216 222 209 241 212 186 153 143 167 194 196 201 226 237 209 229 L':M 222 220 240 230 216 211 195 182 216 172 105 206 ixr, in L'os IM 406 198 222 192 391 814 816 960 1.140 302 1,110 1,220 893 1,410 7C8 973 550 218 1,400 228 294 375 515 672 732 196 422 795 649 653 794 882 888 511 399 378 373 903 907 912 1,250 1,830 1,610 740 184 256 341 473 646 676 619 693 760 834 941 887 942 1,070 1,250 1,080 ,100 ,010 ,030 ,180 664 '.ISS ,090 ,150 ,140 944 10,200 5,220 2,020 2,090 704 1,780 292 408 448 884 1,080 500 72 168 720 8,470 6,060 4,280 696 1,620 820 636 532 376 424 1,380 6,040 600 228 132 388 152 84 388 1,300 292 152 136 136 268 172 280 156 824 7,540 2.200 1,480 1,170 916 1,030 1,390 824 728 612 392 580 528 92 M 336 360 20 532 1,410 1,410 324 184 292 180 4 2,800 1,350 1,550 1,440 1,990 3,180 3,220 3,270 3,700 1,730 2,940 3,700 3,300 4,440 2,560 3,160 2,640 1,660 4,020 1,530 1,800 1,930 2,220 2,640 2,752 1,320 2400 2,840 2,610 2,700 3,040 3,350 3,380 2,2CO 1,840 1,840 1,810 3,380 3,360 3,280 3,800 4,990 4,380 2,210 1,230 1,320 1,620 2,040 2,430 2,340 2.300 2,510 2,740 2,970 3,160 3,110 3,140 3,420 3,660 3.460 3,360 3,200 3,830 3,840 2,420 3,290 3,480 3.470 3,200 5.3 5.3 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 49 4.9 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.2 49 3.8 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.4 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 5.6 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2,680 2,680 740 380 280 245 224 180 180 180 130 95 20 20 20 20 2,000 2,000 700 380 280 220 220 190 295 2,700 755 70 80 120 120 120 95 380 980 395 340 395 295 185 135 90 80 65 5,980 1,220 680 680 520 460 820 480 390 335 310 LV..-, 250 250 400 290 270 300 390 560 435 290 BO 255 _'7n 110 73,700 37,800 4,030 2,140 532 1,180 177 227 218 430 378 128 4 9 39 458 32,800 23,100 1,320 1,660 620 378 316 193 338 1,010 12,300 113 49 43 126 49 22 398 3,4CO 311 140 145 108 134 63 68 34 145 122.000 7,230 2,710 2,150 1,290 1,280 3,080 1,070 7is 553 328 415 357 62 B06 an 263 16 560 2,140 1.-..VI 254 144 201 131 I 20,300 9,750 3,090 1,480 1,510 2,100 1,940 1.590 1,800 839 1,030 950 178 240 138 171 14.300 8,970 7,600 1 . 570 1.3(0 1.150 1.320 1,350 2.190 965 4,270 537 565 875 987 1,080 866 2.320 4,860 1,960 1,660 3,600 2,670 1,640 1,390 1,210 945 389 19,900 4,330 2.070 3,750 3,420 2,900 5.100 8,260 2,880 2.690 2.650 2,230 2.130 2.310 3.9CO 2,710 2.460 2,590 3,510 :,.MKI 2,840 2,580 2,730 2,390 August 12 August 13 August 14 August 16 August 17 August. 18 August 19 August 20 August 20 August 21 August 22 August 24 August 24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 30 August 31 September 1 September 2 September 4 September 5 September 6. September 8 September 9. . September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 15 September 24 September 25 September 26 September 27 September 28 September 29 September 30 October 10 October 11 October 13 October 15 October 18 October 19 October 20 October 22 October 23 October 24 October 26 October 27 October 28 October 29 October 30 October 31 November 2 November 2 November 5 November 6 November 7 November 8 .... November 9 November 10 November 13 November 14 \()\ clIllnT 1") November 16 November 21... NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER. 73 I'artial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for North Fork of Red River at Navajo dam site, near Headrick, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). f s 1 ft I Solids (tons per day). Carbonate radicle (C0 8 ). Bicarbonate radi- cle (HCOj). Chlorine radicle (Cl). Suspended matter (Sm). Dissolved solids (Ds). 1 CQ Dissolved solids. 1905-1907. , November 25 9 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 9 5 5 5 9 9 220 222 218 196 168 188 249 157 242 231 256 .221 L54 |150 229 122 166 222 220 326 262 267 248 220 229 286 210 220 243 248 238 253 238 243 215 224 205 224 229 191 215 "215 210 200 200 210 220 210 210 220 215 215 220 229 220 220 220 186 181 190 153 190 153 200 210 1,370 846 394 324 370 226 476 506 654 674 696 794 787 830 403 825 894 780 558 689 506 552 620 516 558 630 672 548 919 682 676 609 697 769 785 790 836 847 873 873 883 950 987 960 966 955 966 960 935 893 898 795 826 888 940 930 971 1,000 1,040 991 1,030 1,070 1,080 1,030 1,060 276 1,630 1,780 1,320 2,060 2,080 944 740 436 1,310 608 624 224 380 732 516 292 988 540 480 504 992 788 840 864 296 448 116 372 548 444 664 284 288 188 380 272 292 104 192 136 196 120 156 184 232 1% 136 216 280 228 236 272 176 168 212 140 24 40 160 116 52 200 32 52 3,900 2,860 1,870 1,520 1,590 1,520 2,250 2,400 2,690 2,710 2,7.50 2,930 2,780 2,940 2,020 2,920 3,030 2,660 2,540 2,690 2,420 2,590 2,610 2,320 2,470 2,690 2,690 2,600 3,410 2,760 2,740 2,540 2,740 2,910 3,000 3,000 3,020 3,090 3,200 3,120 3,120 3,260 3,340 3,240 3,280 3,240 3,260 3,280 3,200 3,060 3,010 2,870 2,980 3,130 3,140 3,040 3,280 3,380 3,430 3,220 3,350 3,460 3,440 3,540 3,540 3.5 4.9 4.4 4.(i 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.4 4.0 5.5 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 560 2,700 1,430 1,480 3,160 2,840 760 680 500 460 440 440 240 400 400 360 330 1,020 700 3,300 550 470 820 770 550 600 380 380 480 590 620 500 400 350 320 320 320 320 320 350 320 350 320 340 340 350 350 380 460 550 500 500 450 400 400 440 400 400 350 350 300 250 260 260 250 418 11,900 6,870 5,260 17, (WO 16,000 1,940 1,360 688 1,620 722 740 145 411 790 502 260 2,720 ,020 ,280 749 ,260 ,740 ,740 ,280 480 460 119 482 874 744 896 307 272 163 329 235 253 90 181 118 185 104 143 169 219 185 140 269 416 308 319 330 190 182 252 151 26 38 151 94 35 140 22 35 5,890 20,900 7,210 6,060 13,500 11,700 4,620 4,420 3><>30 3,360 3,270 3,480 1,800 3,170 2,180 2,840 2,700 7,350 4,820 23,900 3,600 3,290 5,780 4,820 3,660 4,350 2,760 2,660 4,420 4,410 4,580 3,430 2,940 2,750 2,590 2,590 2,610 2, 670 2,770 2,950 2,700 3,090 2,890 2,980 3,010 3,060 3,080 3,360 3,980 4,550 4,060 3,870 3,610 8,880 3,390 3,610 3,540 3,650 3,240 3,040 2,710 2,340 2,410 2,480 2,390 November 26 nber 28 November 29 November 30 : December 4 December 8 December 10 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 20 December 2") December 31 . January 1 January 4 January 7 January 9 January 12 January 19 January 27 January 28 January 31 February 1 February 2. . February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 ... February 9 February 11 February 12 . February 14 February 15.. February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 ... February 21 February 22 ... February 23 February 24 February 25 ... February 26 February 27 ... February 28 March 1 March 2. March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 . . March 9 March 10 March 11 March 13 March 14 March 15.. March 16 ^ March 17 March 18 March 19 NOTE. The first 11 samples listed above, May 20-July 29, 1905, were taken at the railroad bridge a few miles below the dam site. 74 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from North Fork of Red River at Navajo dam site, near Headnck, Okla. I |j Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. t I ll "tt: Jx ? x Limiting dates of composite. T3 1 ^ ~ C + O fi O ra g O 73 a ^ g i,s = ji o ^ * H S. 5 a T 03 O CQ 1900-7. ; July -^-August 3 24 4.3 272 17 4.4 5 9 00 46 34 36 o nn August 5-September 1 September 4-29 23 12 +3.0 364 418 18 17 4.9 4.8 10 .00 .00 43 37 37 38 5.5 5 3 .01 08 October 1-November 3 18 +4.1 434 16 4.1 12 .00 36 38 4.6 .00 November 4-December 1 25 +6.6 394 19 .6 12 .00 39 39 5.8 .00 December 2-28 24 +5.0 440 16 .3 11 00 37 36 4 5 04 December 30- January 26 26 +4.6 498 16 .4 12 .00 37 38 5.2 .04 January 25-February 23 24 26 23 +5.5 +6.6 420 424 366 16 15 16 .0 .2 3.8 11 12 O o 1.1 .00 .00 35 33 32 34 36 5.0 4.2 4 4 .05 T. .00 February 24-March 23 March 24- April 20 Mean 5.0 403 17 4.4 10 .11 38 37 4.8 | .02 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River near Guernsey, Wyo. Month. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 987 1,080 1 030 February 897 v.i 7 March 1,450 1,190 d2 720 1 090 1 610 April... 2,070 1,880 2,710 1,710 2,540 4,140 3,650 1,960 2,580 May 8,590 5,560 4,670 6,080 6 740 6,580 6 430 4,690 C.170 June a 6, 360 9,150 6,130 8,480 9,320 10,600 8,990 13,300 10,500 9,200 July 1,770 1,900 1,300 2,630 2,800 3 290 3,510 7,510 2,240 2,990 August 483 706 400 635 715 1 040 1 350 1 850 1 150 925 September . . *>289 316 196 665 488 382 672 994 583 509 October 436 980 652 435 6 9 9 981 614 675 November 516 869 503 559 1,270 1,100 670 784 December 663 882 c589 711 Mean 2,160 2,340 a June 14-30. b September 1-13. December 1-15. Approximate. OWENS RIVER NEAR ROUND VALLEY, CAL. Samples of water were collected from Owens River at a footbridge near Round Valley, Cal., from May 13, 1906, to April 27, 1007. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Sur- vey near Round Valley August 3, 1903. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the gaging station have been published by the Survey in the following report-:" Water-Supply Papers: 100, pp. 206-207; 134, pp. 200-203; 177, pp. 50-52; 213, pp. 35-37; 251, pp. 53-55. Additional information in regard to the quality of the water of Owens River near Round Valley is contained in Water-Supply Paper 237, "Quality of California surface waters," pages 118-119. See also Third Ann. Kept., U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 200. OWENS RIVER. 77 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Owens River at footbridge near Round Valley, Cal. [Drainage area, 400 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I | & o 1 o J_ 340 368 336 456 645 747 763 673 686 606 526 514 390 374 338 314 291 303 287 268 248 253 251 237 218 242 238 266 259 263 235 224 257 263 270 296 274 285 270 297 278 488 326 Solids (tons per day). tL x, So CO 2* % -1 1 1 - | I |t is I 1 1 ii 1 Is c/> 73 1 I 5 193 213 223 209 226 310 317 320 337 285 233 186 120 163 172 188 182 162 180 146 133 186 46 134 - 119 149 154 164 221 286 171 162 190 203 188 250 303 315 204 276 264 540 433 1906-7. : M^-15 17 IS, 19 19 7 o 7 3 1 9 5 5 9 14 14 5 112 102 137 83 76 88 88 80 82 46 85 101 106 91 98 120 88 112 124 129 128 125 54 138 120 135 150 160 170 223 157 162 162 164 173 176 241 241 152 205 200 172 253 129 126 119 122 19 15 25 20 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 17 18 18 17 22 16 17 22 23 21 26 7 16 27 31 30 34 35 47 38 36 33 36 38 40 62 57 36 46 44 46 59 31 26 25 21 28 10 18 34 70 40 52 64 12 86 66 68 74 12 28 26 6 22 30 84 50 54 46 8 10 70 40 28 14 56 86 30 34 66 24 54 18 36 238 90 60 62 34 20 22 210 214 246 170 130 154 154 176 182 174 164 134 114 162 188 222 232 200 232 202 198 272 68 210 202 228 240 228 316 402 270 268 274 286 258 312 410 410 280 344 352 410 492 280 240 210 216 2.5 3.5 2.4 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.9 2.4 26 10 16 42 122 81 107 116 22 141 94 94 78 12 26 22 5 17 22 56 34 37 29 5 7 45 29 20 10 36 52 21 24 48 18 42 13 29 179 119 53 May 20, 21, _"_'. _'::. Jl. _.">. _'('. M:i\ "7 iftv. _*J 30, 31, June 1, 2 June 3. 1. .. 7. \ 9 June 10, 11, _'. 13, 1-1, l.">, If. lime l'i 2U >! 22 23 June 24, 25^ 2ii, 27, 28, 29, 30 Julv I.'.'. 3, 4. 5, 6, 7 July 30, , - U, August 1, 2, 3, 4 August .") 0, S, 9, 10, 11. August r_V 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 August 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 August 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1. .... September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 14 September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.. . September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29 September 30, October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. . . October 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 October 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 October 28, 29, 30, 31, November 1, 2, 3 November 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10 November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 November 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 . November 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Deeemb'er9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 15 December 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 December 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 December 30, 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 . . January 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 January 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 January 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2 February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. . February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 February 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. February 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. March 1, 2. . . March 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 March 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23. . . March 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. March 31, April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. . . April 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13... April 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 April 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 78 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Owens River at footbridge near Round Valley, Cal. Limiting dates of composite. Number of daily samples. H w S o> o 5 jg! Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. Calcium (Ca). Magnesium (Mg). te ft .28 "2 Carbonate (CO 3 ). Bicarbonate (HC0 3 ). O I I Chlorine (Cl). Nitrate (NO 3 ). 1906-7. May 13-June 9 24 26 25 -1.8 4-8.3 198 154 152 186 228 208 256 348 314 380 392 222 11 17 14 10 7.9 7.7 7.8 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.9 12 2.2 2.9 2.6. 3.4 2.0 4.0 2.3 1.7 2.1 1.8 2.2 2.3 18 17 22 "'21 26 20 26 24 27 27 19 0.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 2.4 .00 63 62 9.1 11 12 10 16 12 11 12 9.9 9.1 11 0.00 .01 .01 !oi .(X) .11 .00 .01 T. June 10-July 7 July 30-August 25 August 26-September 22 27 58 54 September 23-October 20 28 28 27 28 28 28 27 -2.1 "- "."?" +6.2 +4.4 +3.7 October 21-November 17 November 25 December 15 55 53 55 58 51 55 11 8.6 7.6 7.9 7.7 10 12 13 13 14 December 16-January 12 January 13-Februarv 9 February 10-March 9 March 10-April 6 April7,27 21 +2.5 11 Mean 3.7 253 9.5 2.5 22 .20 56 10 12 .02 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Owens River near Round Valley, Cal. Month. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 157 193 199 247 227 205 February 221 196 205 281 223 225 March 260 213 270 341 279 273 April 202 177 345 270 242 247 Mav 300 246 328 438 274 317 June 532 392 624 616 313 495 July 428 275 696 856 289 509 August . a 169 336 169 535 432 264 317 September 167 281 180 330 305 222 247 October 172 266 180 273 285 192 228 November 163 246 197 239 252 184 214 December 161 218 179 256 245 182 207 The year 287 216 358 381 241 290 a August 4-31. OWENS RIVER NEAR TINEMAHA, CAL. Samples of water were collected from Owens River at the intake of the proposed Los Angeles aqueduct near Tinemaha, Cal., from November 6, 1906, to April 14, 1907. A gaging station was estab- lished near Tinemaha by the United States Geological Survey Sep- tember 20, 1906, and measurements of the stream at this point were made previous to that date by the city of Los Angeles. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the gaging station have been published by the Survey in the fol- lowing reports: Water-Supply Papers: 213, pp. 38-39; 251, pp. 56-58. Additional information in regard to the quality of the water of Owens River near Tinemaha is contained in Water-Supply Paper 237, "Quality of California surface waters," pages 120-121. OWENS RIVER. 79 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Owens River at the intake of the Los Angeles aqueduct, near Tinemaha, Cal. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Gage height (feet). Discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day)r. i \ it 1 2 i. !* a,? |0 1 *I 1 1 P. 1 11 85 } 1 I i I" 3 S JS 41 r 1 s u ! 1906-7. November 6... November 15.. November 27.. Decembers... 28 30 31 31 8 10 9 10 59 64 68 87 99 84 95 82 108 83 96 94 163 152 151 186 235 205 235 194 238 201 210 221 224 44 38 43 52 43 41 57 27 31 35 40 51 44 51 41 62 46 51 51 52 0.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 ..02 .00 .09 .04 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Tr. Tr. Tr. .00 .22 Tr. Tr. 44 88 72 48 150 110 44 142 206 74 124 152 26 70 84 36 130 100 216 70 92 114 280 272 296 364 410 344 438 372 464 374 392 354 410 370 376 394 500 376 394 360 326 294 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.60 2.70 2.35 2.70 2.50 3.00 2.70 2.70 3.00 2.90 2.40 2.60 2.30 2.65 2.45 4.80 2.90 2.40 1,60 418 426 434 524 542 479 542 451 561 494 494 561 538 430 472 410 483 440 1.020 538 430 286 50 102 84 68 142 64 173 312 99 165 230 38 81 107 40 170 119 595 102 107 88 316 313 347 515 600 445 641 453 702 499 523 536 595 430 480 436 652 447 1,080 523 379 227 December 23.. December 30.. January 6 January 13 January 20 31 36 36 37 10 11 12 12 57 47 50 43 j-imrirv 27 February 3 February 10... February 17... February 24... March 3* 32 32 31 38 34 41 26 30 35 32 33 11 10 10 10 10 7 9 10 10 96 98 91 136 99 104 95 78 74 41 39 37 57 51 34 39 35 39 47 47 72 49 46 ""32" 219 269 217 224 "m 181 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April? April 14 Mean 33 10 90 206 44 46 .02 100 371 2.61 499 143 506 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Owens River at the intake of the Los Angeles aqueduct, near Tinemaha, Cal. li S Ra dicles in per cenl of disso Ived soli is. Dates. H Dissolved solids (milligrams per Calcium (Ca). a 3 05<-A SS W)^ oS * Sodium and potassium (Na+JK). Carbonate (C0 8 ). Bicarbonate (HCOs). Sulphate (SO<). Chlorine (Cl). Nitrate (NO 3 ). 1906-7. November 6 +3.1 280 10 2 9 21 00 58 16 9 G 00 November 15 +9.8 272 11 3 5 24 00 56 14 11 00 November 27 +9.3 296 10 3 23 "00 51 15 12 00 Decembers.. +7.5 364 8 5 2 6 24 00 51 14 11 oo December 16 410 24 00 57 10 12 oo December 23 +4.8 344 9 o 2 8 24 oo 60 12 13 01 December 30 +2 6 438 8 2 2 5 22 00 54 13 12 00 January 6 372 9 7 3 2 22 00 52 11 02 Januarv 13. .. +4 9 464 8 2 6 23 00 51 12 13 01 January 20 374 22 00 54 13 12 00 Januarv 27 392 24 00 54 13 13 00 February 3 +4 9 354 9 3 1 27 00 62 12 14 00 February 10 410 7 8 2 4 00 55 13 00 February 17 370 8 4 2 7 26 00 11 00 February 24 376 10 2 6 26 00 10 12 00 March 3 +6.5 394 8 6 2 5 23 00 56 9 4 12 Tr March 10... 500 8 2 27 00 54 11 14 Tr March 17 +2 3 376 6 9 2 2 26 00 58 14 13 Tr March 24... +7.3 394 7 6 1 7 26 00 57 8 6 12 00 March 31 360 9.7 2 6 26 00 H 01 April 7 326 9 8 2 9 24 00 57 11 Tr April 14 +9 8 294 11 3 4 25 no fi2 1 Tr Mean 6 1 371 9 2 7 24 00 56 12 12 Tr 80 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial sanitary analyses of water from Owens River at the intake of the Los Angeles aque- duct, near Tinemaha, Cal. [Milligrams per liter.] Nitroge a as Dates. Free ammo- nia. Albumi- noid ammo- nia. Nitrites. Nitrates. Oxygen con- sumed. Dis- solved solids. 1906-7. November 27 062 114 000 0.000 1 80 310 January 21 .024 .134 .002 .005 3.64 408 February 20 .140 .270 Trace. Trace. 2.20 396 March 20 .131 .200 Trace. Trace. 4.88 416 Mean 089 180 Trace Trace 3 13 382 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of 'Owens River at the intake of the Los Angeles aque- duct, near Tinemaha, Cal. Month. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January . . . 436 500 539 492 February 358 493 584 478 March 438 646 485 523 April 388 315 145 283 May 200 264 58 174 June 729 660 57 482 July 2,230 1,280 188 1,230 August - - - - - 1 210 698 274 727 448 310 173 310 October . 339 460 298 366 423 538 397 453 December 510 527 409 482 The year . . . 642 558 300 500 PALOUSE RIVER NEAR HOOPER, WASH. Samples of water were collected from Palouse River near Hooper, Wash., from May 22 to October 8, 1905. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey near Hooper April 1, 1897. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the gaging station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Annual Reports: 19, IV, p. 460; 20, IV, pp. 62, 489-490; 21, IV, pp. 414-415; 22, IV, p. 452. Water-Supply Papers: 16, p. 172; 28, pp. 155, 162, 168, 170; 38, pp. 360-361; 39, p. 454; 51, pp. 443-144; 52, p. 522; 66, pp. 136-137, 177; 75, p. 206; 85, pp. 203-205; 100, pp. 413-115; 135, pp. 243-247; 178, pp. 171-173; 214, pp. 119-121; 252, pp. 281-283. PALOUSE BIVEB. 81 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Palouse River near Hooper, Wash. [Drainage area, 2,210 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). 44 1 i p a 1 Solids (tons per day). o> o> |- . &6 t,0 03 *->*-' U Iw o-o g-oo iss fc a~ C m S IB a+jX. D.S SS 02 >.- ia 5 M ~ o c S-l 03 H 3 GO o >7J i w "3 to 55 P 1905. May 22 23 24,25,26 7 18 81 66 86 72 83 97 95 112 133 126 106 142 148 145 169 154 136 159 160 329 8 5 14 15 6 18 8 9 23 13 9 9 13 6 5 11 13 10 11 18 90 82 34 34 46 68 100 52 4 14 20 64 40 12 30 40 38 20 32 146 108 164 134 126 148 134 218 166 182 164 188 162 158 202 148 162 166 202 632 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.3 300 386 419 279 154 156 135 76 57 42 32 30 27 24 23 20 21 24 26- 73 73 85 38 26 19 29 36 11 1 2 2 5 3 1 2 2 2 1 6 118 113 185 101 52 62 49 45 26 21 14 15 12 10 13 8 9 11 14 125 May 28, 29, 30, June 1,2. June 5 6,7,8,9 June 1 1. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. . . June 18, 19,20,21,22,23,24.. June 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, July 1 ... July ' 3,4,5,6 July 7,8,9,10, 12, 13, 14, 15 .... July 16,17,18,20,21,22 . July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 . . . . July 30,31, August 1,2,3,4,5. August 6 7, 8, 9 August 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.... August 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Sep- tember 1,2 September 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,10 September 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23. September 24, 25, 2(5, 28, 29, 30 . October 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. . Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Palouse River near Hooper, Wash. >> 1. |1 11 Rad cles in p er cenl , of dis solved solids. Limiting dates of composite. Number of samples W ||| IBS, Q s 3 . 5 C3 O Magnesium (Mg). Sodium and potassium (Na+fK). Carbonate (COi). Bicarbonate (HCO,). oSx. II D 02 Chlorine (Cl). Nitrate (NOj) 1905. Mav 22-June 17. 22 116 12 5 3 17 00 64 5 4 11 June 18-July 15 26 +4.9 136 19 5 6 8 8 oo 71 15 5 7 13 August 14-September 9 September 10-October 8 26 24 +i."4" 183 243 ""i4~ 6.0 5.8 15 19 .00 .00 84 78 11 23 4.6 6.2 .10 .18 Mean. 3.2 170 15 5 7 15 00 74 16 5 5 13 81210 WSP 27411- 82 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Palouse River near Hooper, Wash. Month. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 1,040 1,130 1,080 216 409 181 319 1,240 702 February 3,190 1,360 1,530 1,090 873 225 878 4,820 1,750 March 2,140 1,370 2 100 716 4 300 348 964 3 550 1 940 April 2 410 1 890 568 861 370 3 350 380 943 a 2 570 1 480 May 733 827 392 248 515 678 294 253 492 June 305 176 142 176 150 258 258 279 a 172 212 July 100 51 34 73 178 79 74 75 56 80 August 33 24 21 9 75 24 27 27 26 30 September.. a 64 30 27 20 7 62 17 22 30 25 30 October 57 46 49 93 8 67 28 82 34 53 52 November 357 83 110 89 23 118 40 77 235 67 120 December 1,420 99 718 811 74 452 63 126 1,470 82 532 The year 850 644 515 334 844 175 459 618 a Approximate. PAYETTE RIVER NEAR HORSESHOE BEND, IDAHO. Samples of water were collected from Payette River at Jerusalem, near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, from May 15 to September 15, 1906. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey at Jerusalem February 13, 1906. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the gaging station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 214, pp. 97-98; 252, pp. 253-256. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Payette River at Jerusalem, near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. [Drainage area, 2,240 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I +j Mean discharge (second- feet). Solids (tons per day). if |I o" Is *.s CS o;g 5 2 o> 1 S I O L 1! 5 |g L *o o3 I i co TJ 1 1 1906. May 15 o 10 13 26 19 26 26 26 26 38 26 29 35 42 43 29 56 62 51 48 53 48 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 6 6 10 5 5 5 10 5 8 9 9 7 7 40 20 4 40 32 24 12 140 8 52 62 20 24 8 76 72 84 60 72 64 76 76 76 52 64 86 112 116 74 100 46 64 46 46 8.1 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.6 6.5 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.1 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.1 40 4.0 3.8 3.8 9,550 8,150 7,070 7,880 8,150 5,260 6,540 6,280 6,020 4,550 3,530 2,420 1,670 1,330 1,230 1,130 1,030 1,030 850 850 1,030 440 76 852 704 341 212 2,370 130 640 206 56 55 18 ,960 ,590 ,600 ,280 ,580 908 ,340 ,290 ,240 640 010 562 505 417 246 305 128 178 106 106 May 17 May 18 June 16 June 17 June 27.. June 28 June 29 June 30 July 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 July8, 10, 11,12, 13,14 July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20 July 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. July 29, 30, August 1, 2, 3, 4. August 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11... August 15, 16, 17, 18 August 19, 20, 21 , 22, 23, 24, 25 August 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, Sep- tember 1 September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. . September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13... PECOS EIVER. 83 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Payette River at Jerusalem, near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. i Ij Radicl es in p ercenl , of dis solved solids. Limiting dates of composite. & ZJi ft I fc K 3s l| || Calcium (Ca). i Sodium and potas- sium (Na+JK). Carbonate (CO 3 ). Bicarbonate (HC0 3 ). Sulphate (SO<). G Nitrate (NO 8 ). 1906. July 2-28 24 + 9.1 76 16 3.3 16 0.00 55 7 6 13 00 July l) 9-August 25 24 88 18 6.6 00 52 12 11 01 August 20-September 13 18 + 9.4 96 15 4.9 17 .00 54 21 10 oo Mean 9.2 87 16 4.9 16 .00 54 14 11 T Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. Month. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January.. 1 150 1 150 February 1 090 63 oiO 1 050 1 720 March.... 1 930 5 550 2' 230 3 240 April 4 960 9 790 6 200 6 980 May 7 260 13 400 7 040 9 230 June 6,560 13 100 7 560 9 070 July 2 900 7 ggo 4 480 5 120 August 1.120 2 720 1 430 760 September 894 1 420 1 250 190 October 859 1 180 1 530 190 November 2 130 1 130 1 420 560 December 1 190 1 100 140 The year. 3 040 3 610 February 13-28. b February 17-28. PECOS RIVER AT CARLSBAD, N. MEX. Samples of water were collected from Pecos River at Green Street, Carlsbad, N. Mex., from May 22, 1905, to April 30, 1907. A gaging station was established at Carlsbad by the United States Geological Survey May 20, 1903, and discontinued March 31, 1908. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the gaging station have, been published by the Survey in the following reports : a Water-Supply Papers: 99, pp. 358-360; 132, pp. 103-104; 174, pp. 102-105; 210, pp. 90-91; 248, pp. 125-126. Further information relative to the quality of water of Pecos River at Carlsbad is contained in a paper entitled "Principles of water analysis," by Arthur Goss, in Bulletin 34, New Mexico Agricul- tural Experiment Station. See also Fourth Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, pp. 271-272. 84 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Pecos River at Green Street, Carlsbad, N. Hex. [Drainage area, 22,000 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I 1 &c fl su 1 s T3 3 Solids (tons per day). 4 2 1* s go 1 ti o "So gffl 11 s 1 i 1 . 11 02 2 CO it 73 2 1 1 1 p 1905-1907. May 22 23 24 25 26 27 11 10 13 10 1 8 7 12 8 12 6 19 133 115 123 143 163 167 154 112 130 159 151 131 159 105 139 161 151 153 156 180 169 155 179 158 171 188 205 211 199 191 168 185 205 197 192 185 179 179 179 169 127 189 302 329 506 503 675 179 291 382 348 435 623 512 339 418 523 475 >A 424 425 697 557 412 313 366 510 582 542 557 459 470 470 614 570 557 484 367 375 407 367 387 459 658 382 381 397 333 347 436 431 426 406 351 233 391 461 451 409 532 150 1,240 1,610 3.6 3.3 3.3 2,390 2,070 2,040 3,430 840 8,020 9,020 May 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1 June 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 June 18, 19, 21, 22, 23. . . . 100 210 372 100 1,140 276 102 136 176 98 508 1,040 162 226 304 204 120 12 168 98 1,480 834 782 678 540 914 552 358 294 312 448 384 300 170 32 42 80 354 496 370 158 184 164 204 60 94 134 70 198 176 86 328 2,110 3,160 2,920 3,570 1,320 1,740 2,420 2,110 2,570 3,350 2,800 2,400 2,790 3,060 2,830 2,770 2,790 2,820 3,340 3,040 2,580 2,100 2,130 2,800 2,880 2,760 2,810 2,690 2,650 2,620 2,950 3,010 2,880 2,640 2,710 2,710 2,740 2,800 2,980 2,960 3,810 2,290 -2,580 3,020 2,400 2,400 2,710 2,960 2,790 2,830 2,250 1,760 2,640 3,170 2,870 2,500 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 8.7 4.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.2 2.1 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1-.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2 2.2 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.3 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.0 978 305 297 324 21,000 2,960 1,280 896 477 320 938 635 244 408 255 270 281 287 697 644 1,360 941 751 579 565 537 541 493. 492 473 514 493 393 266 183 221 239 268 252 476 1,300 809 270 295 1,020 433 644 297 310 301 861 2,100 477 268 287 841 2,640 173 298 87 64,800 2,210 353 329 227 85 1,290 1, 790 107 249 209 149 91 9 316 170 5,430 2,120 1,590 1,060 824 1,330 806 477 390 398 623 512 318 122 16 25 52 455 1,080 270 435 215 285 164 50 76 312 3% 255 128 67 745 5,590 2,600 2, 350 3,120 75,000 13,900 8,380 5,100 3,310 2,900 7,090 4,100 1,840 3,380 1,950 2,020 2,120 2,190 6,280 5,300 9,450 -5,350 4,340 4,380 4,400 4,000 4,110 3,580 3,520 3,340 4,090 4,010 3,060 1,900 1,340 1,620 1,770 2,020 2,030 3,800 13,400 5,020 1,880 2,410 6,600 2,810 4,710 2,370 2,340 2,300 5,230 9,960 3,400 2,290 2,220 5,680 June 29, 30, July 1 July 2, 3, 5, 14, 15 .... July 16 18 19 20, 21, 22 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Julv 31 August 1 2, 3, 4, 5 August 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 August 14 15, 16, 17, 18. 19 August 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 August 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1, 2 September 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 September 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20. . . September 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 2o, 27. . . . September 28, 29, 30, October J, 2, 3, 4. October 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 . October 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 October 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 October 26, 29, 30, 31, November 10, 11 November 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. ... November 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, December 1,2.. December 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 December 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. ... December 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30 December 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 January 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 January 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 January 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 . . January 29, 30, 31, February 2, 3 February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. . . February 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 February 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 February 25, 26, 27, 28, March 1, 2, 3. March 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 March 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 March 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 March 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 April 11, 12, 13, 14 21 153 128 137 109 156 137 221 125 99 99 153 10 134 77 118 85 121 137 April 15 16 17 19, 20, 21 April 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. . . April 29 30 May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 May 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 May 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 May 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1. . . June 10 11 12 13 14 15, 16 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 June 25 26 27, 28, *, 30 July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 July 8, 10, 12, 14 July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 July 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4 August 12, 13, 14, 15, 16... PECOS RIVER. . 85 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Pecos River at Green Street, Carlsbad, N. Mex. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I i f I Solids (tons per day). i ji i jg sP |I ^ B 02 S "flS CQ 1 ! i i j 1 1905-1907. August 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 12 9 8 10 5 5 14 5 169 115 146 149 160 163 160 157 139 157 154 147 152 161 39 161 169 168 163 162 182 167 161 169 141 148 155 153 148 143 153 136 148 177 148 179 415 437 365 368 375 369 373 355 373 353 359 340 352 396 594 902 502 450 459 475 570 553 514 541 480 503 501 558 531 516 520 490 "452" 338 368 100 136 140 78 88 104 212 34 44 150 406 220 4 16 192 138 176 164 28 26 50 90 88 530 200 54 232 60 22 80 20 2 28 280 58 68 2,670 2,520 2,790 2,800 2,770 2,770 2,880 2,830 2,940 2,710 2,700 2,730 2,850 2,880 3,020 3,660 2,680 2.670 2,880 2,920 2,950 2,890 2,860 2,410 2,780 2,650 3,030 3,000 3,070 3,050 3,060 2,870 2,860 2,640 2,110 2,180 1.1 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.2 2.8 2.8 2.2 .3 .1 .1 2.1 .6 .5 .7 .2 .6 .2 .6 .3 .2 .2 .0 .0 0.9 0.7 0.7 254 673 205 203 202 212 222 215 225 229 230 233 242 284 711 1,580 1,020 341 222 242 954 594 510 631 275 590 275 535 350 275 255 180 180 150 104 100 69 .247 78 43 47 60 127 20 27 93 252 139 3 12 369 588 485 151 17 17 129 144 121 903 149 86 172 87 21 60 14 1 14 113 16 18 1,830 4,590 1,540 1,540 1,560 1,590 1,730 1,640 1,790 1,670 1,680 1,720 1,860 2,200 5,810 15,600 7, 3(iO 2. 4(iO 1,730 1,910 7,600 4,630 3,950 4,110 2,070 4,230 2,250 4,330 2,900 2,260 2,110 1,400 1,390 1,070 594 588 August 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Sep- tember 1 September 2 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 .. September 10, 11, 13, 14 September Hi, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 . . September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. ... September 30, October 1, 2, 3, 4 October 7 8 9 11 12 13 October 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20.. October 22 23 24 25, 2(i, 27 October 28, 29, 30, 31, November 1, 2 3 November 4, 5, 6 . November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 November 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24 November 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, Decem- ber 1 ;.... December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Deccinljer 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 December 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.. l>eccmi> Q ,r 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 December 30, 31, January 1,2,3,4,5. . Januarv 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Januarv 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.. January 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. . . Januarv 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1,2 Februarv 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Februarv 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 February- 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, March 1, 2. March 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. . March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 March 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 March 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 March 30, 31, April 1, 2, 3, 6 April 7, 8 9, 10 11, 12, 14 April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 April 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.. . 86 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Pecos River at Green Street, Carlsbad, N. Hex. jj 3 Radic lesinj >er cen tofdis solved solids p. ^^ | Is "So iri ^ Limiting dates of composite. T3 *0 O PH "S I a It O O, oj O 2- 6^ O 'I i I|> | | g'r aB f* 8 -S | .11 2 1 Is o I fc & Q o fl o PO W o % 1905-1907. May 22-June 23 24 1 740 3 10 00 7.8 44 15 007 June 29-July 29 21 2,850 14 4.3 o!3 .00 5.4 20 .000 July 31-August 25 23 +3.4 2 160 18 3.1 10 00 6.6 45 16 006 August 27-September 27 27 2,810 3.4 11 .00 5.6 42 17 .001 September 28-October 28 26 2 970 3.5 11 .00 5.7 43 16 .001 October 26-December 2 25 2,850 14 9.2 .00 6.1 43 18 .001 December 3 January 6 26 2.7 2 460 13 4.1 11 .00 8.1 44 19 .000 January 7-February 3 26 -0.3 2,690 13 3.5 13 .00 6.8 40 19 .000 February 4-March 3 28 + 1.4 2 920 12 3.4 13 .00 6.3 38 19 .000 March 3-29 27 +1 5 ' 3 030 15 3 5 10 16 4 9 43 16 March 5-31. . 24 2 770 3.5 9.6 .00 6.4 43 14 .000 April 1 26 21 2 880 3 5 9 5 00 3 9 46 16 000 April 29-May 26 28 1.0 2,580 14 3.2 9.8 .00 4.9 44 15 .000 May 27- June 30 26 + 1 2 2 610 15 3 4 10 00 3.2 46 16 000 July 1-28.. 24 3.5 2,310 15 3.3 8.3 .00 4.2 47 15 .000 July 29- August 23 23 + .6 2, 620 16 3.6 11 .00 5.0 48 17 .000 August 25-September 22 23 +2.1 2,740 15 3.7 10 .00 5.7 45 15 .001 September 23-October 20 24 -1.8 2,970 13 3.3 8.8 .00 5.3 43 14 Trace October 22-November 17 23 2,770 3.5 10 .00 5.7 45 15 .000 November 18-December 14 25 3,090 13 3.4 .00 5.2 41 20 .004 December 15- January 12 29 +2.9 2,900 15 3.5 12 .00 5.6 44 17 .004 January 13-February 9 28 + .5 2,960 14 3.7 11 .00 5.2 43 17 .000 February 10-March 2. . 21 + .7 3,030 15 3.5 11 .00 5.2 43 18 .000 March 30-April 30 29 + 1.9 2 490 15 3.7 10 00 7 5 43 16 Mean 1.7 2 720 14 3.5 11 .01 5.7 44 17 .001 o Sodium is 85 per cent and potassium is 20 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Pecos River at Carlsbad, N. Mex. Month. 1899. 1900.o 1901. 1902.o 1903.a 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. Mean. January 220 256 156 211 282 99 392 528 268 February 301 164 197 140 280 94 838 482 312 March 140 130 121 194 137 85 1 270 240 290 April 179 171 238 165 79 88 1 080 580 322 May 240 577 258 387 162 84 1 570 552 479 June 207 447 293 350 1 330 b 1 960 91 1 260 511 717 July., 356 242 629 312 184 164 96 5,240 884 901 August 355 398 55 707 203 93 132 1 160 499 400 September 236 1 130 182 528 71 83 152 486 207 342 October 78 418 76 237 99 82 *>4 270 308 217 643 November-. 39 248 88 1,410 52 82 695 739 327 409 243 90 162 248 24 80 6521 742 744 317 Mean . 216 356 205 407 242 534 1 260 481 450 a Taken from Fourth Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 271. The figures represent the flow through the headgates and over the spillway at Avalon dam, but are approximately correct for Carlsbad. b Approximate. PECOS RIVER NEAR DAYTON, N. MEX. Samples of water were collected from Pecos River below Penasco River near Dayton, N. Me,x., from July 20, 1905, to April 20, 1907. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey near Dayton March 24, 1905. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the gaging station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 174, pp. 99-101; 210, pp. 83-85; 248, pp. 119-122. PECOS RIVER. 87 Partial , gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Pecos River below Penasco River, near Dayton, N. Mex. [Drainage area, 20,000 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I ft 3? 05 ifl I i i* p a Solids (tons per day). J .Si 1. 6 ! | " a> 1" pq 1 1 l 1 8? "S 02 it 1 5 1 1 ra rf 2 1 T3 ? 1 Q 1905-1907. July 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29 2 4 20 23 13 10 11 9 9 9 8 9 7 9 5 9 5 9 9 5 14 112 140 131 141 161 163 177 188 152 135 171 224 175 172 205 131 175 164 144 38 105 134 32 128 126 112 96 124 105 42 62 37 168 140 114 150 122 139 124 144 157 142 189 166 162 173 208 177 169 175 194 207 208 181 191 186 194 179 191 176 153 572 153 157 143 138 131 114 352 397 642 758 717 784 648 324 225 607 668 640 546 677 639 831 1,050 566 401 329 339 266 241 287 406 327 386 257 282 485 421 302 623 641 966 858 772 591 617 644 571 562 584 626 542 704 1,090 971 492 533 586 622 626 660 552 562 565 570 752 872 985 949 1,110 748 794 964 11,400 1,740 4,120 2,210 442 522 214 1,200 6,890 1,460 658 696 984 624 804 512 314 156 1,710 2,510 1,690 2,110 2,770 2,260 1,580 3,760 1,150 4, 960 9,460 3,660 1.180 5,600 8,150 810 3,220 414 242 790 702 648 620 720 606 280 838 642 908 2,110 2,940 2, 380 1,310 1,790 904 858 886 944 776 720 1,240 290 322 44 126 420 1,200 172 532 748 2,040 2,440 3.380 3,700 3, 560 4,030 3,150 2,240 1,490 2,940 3,350 3,070 2,760 3, 260 3,180 3,890 5,120 3, 430 2,530 2,340 2,200 1,720 1,720 1,810 2, 250 1,940 2, 350 2,020 1,810 2,630 2, 360 2.020 3,100 3,260 4,270 4,650 4,470 3,390 3,610 3,720 3,380 3,200 3.430 3,210 2,740 3,050 4,240 3,910 2,750 2,560 2,890 3,080 3,060 3,150 2,850 2.960 2.860 2,900 3,660 3.960 4.720 4.570 4.890 3.710 4,170 4,470 7.0 3.8 2.3 2.2 1.6 1.7 1.6 2.5 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.0 1.8 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.7 3.8 2.9 2.4 3.1 3.2 2.2 2.6 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4- 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.4 2.3 14,900 980 543 553 226 214 187 443 1,250 678 646 377 625 401 360 348 177 148 680 560 589 463 723 864 517 492 282 705 943 321 181 350 421 147 209 92 87 134 137 155 175 219 192 206 220 295 454 656 807 742 511 367 385 450 475 542 419 381 476 226 155 118 123 122 246 155 135 457,000 4,600 6,050 3,300 269 302 107 1,430 23,300 2,670 1,150 709 1,660 675 781 482 150 62 3,130 3,800 2,690 2,640 5,400 5,260 .2,200 5,000 873 9,450 24, 100 3.170 576 5,300 9,260 321 1,820 103 57 286 260 271 293 426 312 156 498 511 1,110 3,740 6,400 ,760 ,800 ,770 940 ,040 ,140 1,380 878 741 1,600 177 135 14 42 138 800 72 194 30,100 5,400 3,580 5,050 2,260 2,050 2,040 3,770 7,610 2,730 5,140 3,410 5,180 2,990 3, 170 3,000 1,860 2,050 6,300 3,820 3,740 2,750 3,350 4,010 2,530 2,990 1,480 4,480 5,130 1,570 1,290 2,240 2,300 1,230 1,840 1,060 . 1,090 1,620 1,250 1,510 1,760 2,000 1,660 1,910 1,850 2,190 3,740 7,500 8,530 5,510 3,540 2,870 3,200 3,720 4,030 4,170 3,340 2,950 3,730 2.240 1.6(50 1,510 1,520 1,610 2,470 1,750 1,630 J ul v 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 September 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16 September 7, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 September 26,29,30, October 1,2,3,5,6. October 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 October 22, 23, 25, 29, 30, 31, Novem- ber 2, 3 November 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 20, 23 November 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, De- cember 3 December 4,6, 10, 13, 15 December 17, 19, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30 January 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 January 13, 14, 15, 16 January 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 February 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 February 17,18, 19,20,21,22 February 25, March 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,19. March 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 April 17, 18, 19, 20 April 26 27 April 29, 30, May 1,2 May 6, 7, 8 9 10, 11, 12 May 17, 18,20 May 21 , 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 May 28 , 29, 30 June 3, 4, 6, 7,8, 9 June 10, 11,12 July 6, 7 JulyS, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14 July 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 July 29, 30, 31 , August 1,2,3,4 August 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 August 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 August 19, 20, 21 , 22, 23, 24, 25 August26, 27, 28,29,30, 31,Septemberl. September 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. . . September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 . Sentember 30, October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 . October 7 8 9 10 12 13 October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 ... October 21 , 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 October 28, 29, 30, 31, November 1, 3. November 4,5,6 7 8 9 10 November 11,14, 15, 16, 17. ... November 18, 20,21,22, 23 24 November 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 December 9, 10, 11 , 12, 13, 14, 15 December 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 December 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 December 30, 31, Januarvl, 2,3,4,5.. Januarv 6, 7, 8, 10, 11,12 January 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Januarv 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 January 27, 28. 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2. February 3, 4,5,6, 7,8 9 February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. 15, 16... February 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, March 1,2.. March 3, 4, 5,6,7,9 March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 March 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 , 22, 23 March 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 March 31 , April 1,2,3,4,5,6 April 7, 8, 9, 10. 11, 12, 13 April 14, IS, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 88 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Pecos River below Penasco River, near Dayton, N. Mex. I % Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. Limiting dates of composite. >> 1 "3 If o 'So | b o n a t e COg). S O, 1 >:=? | S^ a J W 1 i 1 S H '3 ~ 1 , o 1 I H fc H P "3 o X w s pq 1 B g 1905-1907. July 20-September 24 26 2,540 3,450 2,360 2.7 3.5 3.3 a 10 14 0.00 .00 .00 5.8 5.1 7.0 41 40 43 16 22 18 0.005 .000 .002 September 26-November 23. . . November 25- January 6. ... 29 25 +0.6 13 14 January 13-February 22 22 + 1.8 3,120 13 3.3 13 .00 6.0 39 19 .001 February 25- April 20 26 3,910 14 18 .00 4.0 23 .000 April 26-May 20 16 + .2 1,820 15 3.2 11 .00 5.8 44 16 000 May 21- June 12 19 +3.4 1,920 17 2.8 12 .00 6.0 42 18 .002 July 6- August 4 22 +2.6 2,080 16 2.8 12 .00 4.4 44 17 .000 August 5- September 8 27 2,940 3.1 14 .00 5.3 40 20 .000 August 26-September 29 28 +3.5 3,820 14 3.2 14 .00 3.9 40 20 .000 September 30-October 27 October 2-November 24 27 24 +3.8 +3.4 3,650 3,260 14 14 3.1 3.5 13 14 .00 .00 4.5 6.0 39 38 18 21 Trace. .000 November 26- December 22. .. 26 +2.9 3,470 12 3.4 16 .00 4.5 37 23 .026 December 23-January 18 .. 26 +2.6 3,080 13 3.5 15 .00 6.7 39 21 .006 January 20- February 16 28 +2.4 2,960 14 3.6 13 .32 6.0 40 20 .000 February 24-March 23 . . 26 +2.1 4,070 13 3.2 14 .00 3.9 39 21 .000 March 24-April 20 28 +2.4 4,430 15 3 3 12 00 6 9 39 20 Mean 2.4 3,110 14 3.2 13 .02 5.4 40 20 .002 a Sodium is 98 per cent and potassium is 3.5 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Pecos River near Dayton, N. Mex. Month. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. Januarv 439 469 373 427 February. . 342 395 277 338 March 194 139 79 137 April... 530 210 109 281 May 826 352 138 372 June 308 562 92 321 July 643 464 478 628 August 270 335 1,560" :'' September . . . 117 271 271 220 October 190 446 45 227 November 391 419 155 322 December 599 425 362 462 Mean.. . . 387 374 328 363 PECOS RIVER NEAR SANTA ROSA, N. MEX. Samples of water were collected from Pecos River at a railroad bridge near Santa Rosa, N. Mex., between July 7, 1905, to December 29, 1906. A gaging station was established at the bridge by the United States Geological Survey May 5, 1903, and discontinued December 31, 1906. Stream-flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, for the g:i. 78-79. PECOS RIVER. 89 Partial analyses, nage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Pecos River at railroad bridge near Santa Rosa, N. Mex. [Drainage area 2,900 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I i i A 1 Mean discharge (second- feet). Solids (tons per lay,. 1 il r L & cW .c $~ 5 "o fs i ! |I o o COx-^ S ^ B 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 Q 1905-6. July 7 282 212 38 20 576 94 5,910 3,090 452 298 270 164 124 10 208 164 30 372 98 308 250 102 222 190 514 2,090 1,920 1,360 1,730 720 1,260 1,080 718 384 3,130 3,000 8,060 226 6,840 13,300 9,900 7,610 8,840 9,270 2,090 348 154 890 190 12 976 1,990 1,480 116 218 274 138 68 282 232 3,140 926 110 218 1,660 1,900 2,010 2,110 1,960 1,610 1,880 1,380 526 702 1,170 ,800 ,970 ,880 ,850 ,920 2,170 2,050 2,150 1,990 2,090 2,320 2,250 2,070 2,120 1,370 546 308 252 250 204 220 178 174 216 240 314 444 978 582 242 300 450 532 290 894 1,560 1,590 1,320 1,680 1,890 1,610 924 860 1,310 ,470 ,290 ,060 ,440 ,670 1,310 546 384 1,170 1,070 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.2 1.6 0.9 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.5 l.'O 0.9 14 14 14 14 14 26 12 667 300 16 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 12 10 10 10 48 273 308 336 508 442 664 642 479 423 442 1,480 300 35 - 268 970 534 273 334 500 65 14 17 30 13 14 29 53 83 32 22 37 67 45 42 78 226 184 39 15 a 8 1 1 40 3 10,600 2,500 20 10 9 6 5 8 6 1 13 4 12 8 3 6 5 67 1,540 1,600 1,230 2,380 859 2,270 1,880 930 439 3,740 54,400 6,530 21 4,950 32,200 14,300 5,620 7,970 12,500 366 13 7 72 7 76 285 332 10 13 27 25 8 32 49 1,920 460 12 9 63 72 76 80 74 113 61 2,490 426 30 38 58 75 71 70 73 82 78 76 75 79 75 61 56 57 177 403 306 229 343 243 395 309 225 247 286 1,260 360 92 422 634 433 332 480 392 157 59 73 107 59 72 126 132 193 113 88 129 192 175 190 276 333 191 123 43 October 6 7 8 9 10. 17, 18 10 6 2 6 13 6 8 14 9 3 148 215 143 148 131 101 148 132 154 165 175 176 144 168 158 . 135 152 165 133 103 146 138 114 102 148 140 82 73 96 19 96 147 179 96 74 83 105 134 128 112 89 57 255 49 144 167 141 71 144 141 119 71 107 150 150 156 154 163 158 150 165 125 157 163 60 49 51 50 42 44 39 18 32 32 58 49 46 51 51 58 65 63 54 74 70 61 68 72 47 19 37 5 10 5 5 2 3 5 10 10 15 25 20 20 10 20 10 15 25 44 33 20 40 51 45 23 26 33 31 24 21 36 44 37 37 15 37 30 October 19, 20, fl , 22, 23 October 25 26 27,28 October 29, 31, November 1, 3, 4 Novembers, 6, 7,8. 9, 10, 11 .. iiber 12 13 14, 15, 18 \.i\ ember 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 November 20, 27, 28, 29, 30, Decem- ber 1.2 December 4, 5, 6, 7. 8 9 December 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 December 17 19,20,22,23 . ... December 24, 25, 26, 28, 30 December 31, January 1,2,3,4, 5,6.. January 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 January 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 January 21 22 24, 25, 26.27 January 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1, February 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 February 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 February 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 February 25, 20, 27, 28, March 1, 2, 3. March 5,"6, 7,8, 9 March 10, 11, 15, 10, 17. March 19 20 21 22 23, 24 March 20,27,30, 31. . April 1 3 5, 6, 7 April 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 April 15, 16, 17,20 April 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 April 30, May 1, 2,3 May 8, 9, 10,"ll, 12 May 14, 15, 17, 18 Ma v 22, 25, 26 May 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2 June 4,6, 7,8,9 .- June 13, 15 June 17 19 21 22, 23 June 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 .. July 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 July 11, 12 Julv 15, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 Julv 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 July 30, 31, August 1,2,3,4 August 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 August 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 August 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 August 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Septem- ber 1 September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. ... September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. ... September 30, October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. October 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 October 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 October28,29,30,31,Novemberl, 2,3. November 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10. . November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17... November 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. . November 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, De- cember 1 December 1,2, 3, 4,5, 7,8 . December 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.... December Ifi, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 , 22. . December 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 90 SOME STREAM WATEES OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Pecos River at railroad bridge near Santa Rosa, N. Mex. 1 ' 1? Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. Limiting dates of composite. 1 t3 "o (H !i i 'M 1 L Stt ll ite (CO 8 ). nate (HCO S ). I' jj a fc 1 P 11 1 to II ! | "g 1 fe E W 5 3 1" 3 2 i jB O fc 1905-6. October 6-November 4 21 1,930 2.9 2.3 0.00 8.0 60 2.8 0.002 November 5-December 2 24 +0.5 1,300 22 3.0 a 2. 6 .00 9.1 58 1 9 010 December 4-30 22 .0 1,380 22 2.7 3.8 .00 12 59 2.9 .013 December 31-January 4 27 1,980 22 2.7 .00 7.3 4.3 .002 January 28-February 24 24 +2.2 2,040 19 4.4 3.9 .00 5.2 59 3.3 .000 February 25-March 24 23 2,440 2.6 4.3 .00 5.2 3.0 .000 March 26- April 20 19 18 +3.6 640 246 250 23 23 27 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.9 6.5 5.2 .00 19 52 33 3.6 .006 April 22-May 18 May 22-June 16 17 +8.6 .00 46 32 4.4 .022 June 17-July 12. . 18 26 + .5 -2.3 671 714 23 21 2.7 2.8 3.6 3.6 .00 .00 24 22 49 45 4.5 8.3 .000 .000 July 15-August 4 August 5-September 1 28 28 +2.9 1,050 1,590 22 2.9 2.9 3.8 2.8 .00 .00 15 9 7 54 57 2.9 2 6 .000 003 September 2-29 September 30-October 27 October 28-November 24 28 28 + 1.4 1,200 1,370 22 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.6 .00 .00 14 11 53 55 2.8 2.4 Trace. .000 November 25-December 22. .. 28 +1.9 860 23 3.0 3.7 .00 17 53 3.6 .10 December 23-29 7 1,060 23 3.0 .00 14 52 2 9 21 Mean 2.4 1,220 22 3.0 3.7 .00 ! 15 51 3.5 .023 a Sodium is 98 per cent and potassium is 3.0 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Pecos River near Santa Rosa, N. Mex. Month. 1906. Month. 1906. January 14 August 179 February 13 September 22 March 15 October 44 April . 374 November 54 May 544 December 132 June 399 July 377 Mean 181 PIT RIVER NEAR BIEBER, CAL. Samples of water were collected from Pit Kiver at Muck Valley, near Bieber, Cal., from July 7, 1905, to March 2, 1907. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey at Muck Valley January 22, 1904, and was discontinued October 1, 1908. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the gaging station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Water-Supply Papers: 134, pp. 134-137; 177, pp. 136-139; 213, pp. 104-105; 251, pp. 160-162. PIT RIVER. 91 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Pit River at Muck Valley, near Bieber, Cal. [Drainage area, 2,950 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). o *? I 1 '3 1 Solids (tons per day). I 1 s3 f o i "So ft o> 3 1 x , gl P -a I it 8 4 8 |jj a i I 1905-1907. J U 1 V 7 90 122 66 62 46 30 34 24 32 16 22 36 36 26 74 104 74 260 134 188 30 44 56 20 30 24 64 24 40 30 16 10 70 50 538 622 72 112 28 78 72 78 8 16 20 170 80 50 78 164 226 192 266 204 278 226 290 224 240 174 218 198 292 232 224 170 116 136 138 176 156 146 190 164 186 166 170 174 156 164 180 156 122 148 204 198 158 216 164 186 198 200 200 180 262 142 140 140 114 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.4 5.4 6.6 7.5 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.2 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 4.5 3.7 3.6 6.5 9.5 6.1 5.9 6.4 44 56 53 59 17 16 9 14 5 10 2 1 1 17 39 80 386 1,600 2,980 4,390 1,160 900 1,020 924 805 710 569 328 508 412 322 212 76 63 66 41 21 21 26 24 23 27 754 322 279 3,240 8,680 2,280 2,010 2,660 n 18 9 10 2 1 1 1 1 8 22 77 1,120 1,080 2,230 94 107 154 50 65 46 98 21 55 33 14 6 14 9 96 69 4 6 2 5 4 6 16 12 175 3,990 492 272 560 19 34 27 42 9 12 5 11 3 6 1 1 1 13 25 48 177 501 1,090 1,640 551 379 402 475 357 356 255 151 239 174 143 103 32 21 26 23 11 9 15 11 12 14 407 174 136 2,290 3,330 862 706 819 Jnl'vT 8 9 10,11,12,13,14,15 161 20 July 19 July 16 17 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 4 160 174 July 23 \ugust4 56789 14 August 9 August 10, 11, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 174 16 August 18 August 24, 2~5, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 18 130 7 August 29 August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8. . September 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 28, 29.... September 20 15 22 142 136 21 14 October 7, 17, 18, i9, 20, 21 13 18 199 185 147 111 69 70 67 89 92 89 89 96 191 191 105 109 70 108 105 124 122 115 112 136 139 158 150 150 145 113 122 122 67 50 67 76 72 21 22 13 14 28 7 19 5 5 10 43 14 5 10 10 5 7 5 10 10 9 6 28 8 9 14 12 11 9 10 10 15 8 5 16 16 5 October 22, 23, 26, 27, November 8. . December 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30. December 31, January 15, February 7 February 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.. February 18 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 March 1, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23 April29 30, May 1, 2, 4, 5 May 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 May 14 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 May 20-26 May 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2 June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 July 123567 July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 July 15 16 17, 18, 19, 20 August 1, 2, 3, 4 August 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 August 12, 14, 16, 17, 18 August 19, 20 August 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1. . September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 September 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. . September 26, 27, 28, 29 September 30, October 1, 2, 4, 6 Octobers, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8. 9 January 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,19 January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 January 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2 February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 February 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 February 24, 25, 26, 27, March 1, 2... 92 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Pit River at Muck Valky, near Bieber, Cal. I 1 Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. 1 s's .' ?u Limiting dates of composite. 15 B !& 3 a T3 + 5 O o 5 6 x 3 Si w | SsS a | . ^ i) B 'i g"X a OJ Q 1 1 1 Q 1905-^1907. ^cptt'inbor 14 98 90 108 272 1,160 94 38 74 330 294 142 138 430 210 570 68 98 30 24 8 42 22 24 6 48 54 . 66 16 38 6 72 32 12 78 38 68 26 20 54 20 4 22 16 26 54 30 10 366 400 380 266 122 240 272 268 206 178 244 230 252 244 226 294 300 410 378 380 404 426 402 258 330 334 340 354 368 350 366 386 398 378 364 398 416 364 344 364 418 394 376 402 404 372 406 354 348 330 376 Scpiomber 26 January '_' 3 4,5.6 27 13 25 7 54 6 38 63 25 17 32 25 26 19 9 48 70 38 61 16 17 35 17 8 8 17 6 13 20 14 5 344 254 86 178 214 257 185 147 195 127 170 167 160 230 188 304 310 281 192 278 326 190 201 223 239 268 300 210 169 246 196 317 304 309 356 343 264 347 304 320 313 340 346 340 307 324 313 298 340 196 226 158 178 108 151 188 108 162 196 241 222 18 14 11 14 22 18 14 26 42 14 19 19 24 19 22 14 19 19 14 19 24 16 14 20 15 20 20 20 ""25" 30 25 30 24 29 38 24 22 27 22 25 22 26 31 30 29 28 30 31 25 17 15 14 24 14 13 13 13 16 21 16 4.6 5.5 16.5 6.8 5.3 4.9 7.2 8.2 7.5 7.6 ' 8.2 9.3 10.5 8.1 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.1 .8 .6 .6 .7 .7 .8 .8 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.9 6.5 5.5 7.9 7.5 10.4 7.6 6.8 10.3 8.7 6.7 6.4 6.4 23 716 11,600 1,150 369 190 1,870 2,650 1,950 2,020 2,490 3,540 4,770 2,310 1,090 721 613 384 305 276 328 706 371 271 224 171 118 89 63 38 29 26 20 16 17 18 14 13 14 12 12 15 13 17 42 34 31 37 45 1,070 200 2,520 1,600 4,400 1,470 872 5,330 2,490 821 598 623 7 525 36,300 292 38 38 1,670 2,100 746 753 2,890 2.010 7,350 424 288 50 18 7 80 16 15 3 15 13 11 2 3 4 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 3 1 24 514 3,820 745 271 138 1,040 1,270 1,280 1,250 1,690 2,330 2,910 1,830 883 799 626 394 333 318 356 492 330 244 206 163 117 84 62 40 31 27 20 17 19 18 13 13 16 13 12 16 14 17 46 33 29 33 46 January 7,8,9,10,11,12,13 January 14. 15. 10, 1,7, 18. 19. 20 I 'Hiiiary 21 22 23 24 ',') L'ti "7 January 29, 30, 31, February 1,2,3 February 4 5, 6 I-Vhruarv H. 14.15, 16, 17 February 18 19,20,21,22,23,24 February 20. 27, 28, March 1, 2, 3 March 4,5,6,7,9 March 11,12, 13. 14, 15, 16, 17 March 18,19,20.21,22,23,24 March 25. 20, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 April 1.2,3,4,5,6,7 April 8. 10, 11, 12, 13 \pril 15,16.17,18,19,20,21 April 22 23,24,25,26,27 May 3, 4, 5, 6. 7 May8 9,10,11,12 May 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 May 21 . 22, 23. 24, 25, 26 May 27 28 29 30 31 June 1 2 June 3, 4. 5, 6, 7, 8 June 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 June 17,18,19,20,21,22,23 June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 July 2, 3, 4, 7 July 8,9,10,11,12,13,14 July 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 July 22,23,24,25,26,27,28 July 30, August 1,2,3,4 August 5678911 August 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 August 21,22,23,24,25 . . August 20, 27, 28, 30, 31, September 1 . . September 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 September 9. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 September 1 0, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29 September 30, October 1,2,4,5 October 7, 8, 9, 11,12 October 14. 15, 16, 17, 18 October 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. . October 28, 29, 30, November 2,3 November 4, 5, 0, 7, 8, 9, 10 November 11 , 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 November 18, 19, 20, 21 , 22, 24 November 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, Decem- ber 1 December 2,3,5,6,8.- December 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 December 16, 17. 18, 19, 20, 22 44 216 144 872 156 34 430 110 32 30 20 234 236 236 168 192 206 152 198 292 294 264 24 1,470 622 7,340 619 80 6,180 740 71 48 34 126 1,610 1,020 1,990 762 485 2,190 1,330 646 475 444 December 23 , 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 December 30, 31, January 1,2,3,4,5... January 7,8,9,10,11,12 January 14, 15. 16, 17, 18, 19 January 22, 23, 24 January 27, 28. 29. 30, 31 , February 1 , 2 February 3. 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 February 10. 11, 12, 13, 14. 15, 16. . . February 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23 February 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, March 1 94 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Puta Creek at railroad bridge near Winters, Cal. I I? Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. >> ll $ f* O C3 4 Limiting dates of composite. "3" o g O, og S o " 1) S3 C3 ^ -2 ^ o ^ -x ^ 1 * | E^ 5B I II S S Q w 3 "o .^H J3 _o Q Ej H -22 , *eA 'rt *W cS *-< 3 * W fi P S 05 o pq 133 O * 1906-7. January 2-27 26 236 240 210 10 12 10 15 13 13 "9.6 7.8 0.00 .00 .00 91 81 86 8.9 22 12 9.3 13 15 0.15 .22 .02 January 29- February 24 ... 25 25 - 2.3 - 4.4 February 26-March 24 March 25- April 21 26 23 + 7.8 + 5.2 263 358 11 8.1 15 14 11 11 .00 8.7 89 70 14 12 7.2 5.6 .03 .00 April 22-May 20 May 21-June 16 25 25 + 4.0 2.6 318 371 11 8.9 15 13 7.9 8.6 16 16 58 66 13 8.9 8.8 8.1 .07 .01 June 17-July 14 July 15-August 11 23 25 + 6.5 + 5.1 362 394 8.6 9.6 14 13 11 10 1.8 3.3 81 80 11 10 5.5 7.6 .00 .00 August 12-September 8 September 9-October 5 23 421 390 11 10 13 13 10 10 2.8 1.6 10 12 6.9 8.7 T. T. October 7-November 13 21 + 3.3 81 November 4-December 1 26 + 5.2 392 11 13 10 .00 86 12 7.9 .00 December 2-29 24 + 7.9 306 9.8 12 10 .00 74 11 8.5 .07 December 30-February 2 February 3-March 1 ... 29 26 + 6.2 216 280 12 11 11 14 9.3 9.7 .00 .00 70 13 14 9.3 6.4 .10 T. Mean 5.0 317 10 13 10 3.3 78 12 8.5 .04 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Puta Creek near Winters, Cal. Month. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 3,100 2.320 810 2.080 February 1,330 1.860 1,390 1,530 March 3,060 5,150 662 2,960 April 1,130 919 130 726 May 411 230 65 235 June 266 110 28 135 July 72 40 7 40 August 21 16 5 14 September a 10 15 15 4 11 October 10 14 18 4 12 13 34 25 7 20 December - 21 836 198 138 298 The year 857 908 271 672 a September 26-30. REDWATER RIVER NEAR BELLE FOTJRCHE, S. DAK. Samples of water were collected from Redwater River at a county bridge near Belle Fourche, S. Dak., from AprilO, 1905, to June 23, 1906. A gaging station was established near Belle Fourche by the United States Geological Survey July 20, 1903, and was discontinued June 23, 1906. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 99, pp. '59-60; 130, pp. 172-175; 172, pp. 160-161; 208, pp. 131-132. REDWATER RIVER, 95 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Redwater River at county bridge near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. [Drainage area, 1,020 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean discharge (second-feet). Solids (tons per day). Carbonate radicle (C0 3 ). Bicarbonate radicle (HCO 8 ). Chlorine radicle (Cl). Suspended matter (Sm). I 1 1 5 02 d O 1905-6. April 9 10 11 . - 20 10 . 15 18 12 18 20 12 12 12 2 8 27 3 12 181 247 293 205 167 176 195 207 197 194 244 235 191 224 209 186 232 223 220 200 212 230 223 218 232 193 240 254 223 250 10 4 6 6 7 30 15 12 5 7 14 28 16 13 16 9 11 12 10 6 22 21 18 10 9 11 10 8 15 10 11 19 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 54 70 16 374 662 248 990 168 58 78 296 90 848 258 96 310 312 76 296 64 36 36 66 10 50 22 42 108 110 150 132 370 458 630 312 114 1,280 912 880 852 758 560 560 626 754 884 856 784 778 608 678 748 726 750 830 854 934 914 940 844 874 850 904 824 996 824 926 662 874 820 950 860 844 720 832 862 874 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.4 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.1 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.6 210 190 182 378 723 591 522 325 182 205 378 251 748 512 386 458 401 267 284 198 128 174 180 172 194 268. 410 410 456 446 457 227 220 220 265 404 403 330 261 258 31 36 8 382 1,290 396 1,400 148 29 43 302 61 1,710 357 100 383 338 55 227 22 17 18 31 5 55 24 51 133 68 89 78 265 500 686 278 80 890 517 452 419 78 1 1,090 894 882 662 434 474 800 528 1,230 936 780 897 813 598 655 500 316 442 410 406 446 655 912 1,100 1,010 1,120 816 536 487 565 615 922 784 741 607 607 April 16 17 18 19 20 22 April 23. 24, 25, 27, 28, 29 . . April 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 May 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 May 14 15 16, 18, 19, 20 May 21. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 May 28 29 30, 31, June 1, 2, 3 . June 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 June 11 13 14, 15, 16, 17 . June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24 June 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 . . July 2345678 July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15... . July 16 17 18 20 21 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 July 30, 31, August 1,2, 3, 4 August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August 13 14 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20, 21, 23, 24, 26 August 28, 29, 30, September 1,2 September 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 September 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21,22,23. September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, Octo- October 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11. .. October 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. .. October 21 , 22, 23, 24, 25 October 31-November 1, 2, 3, 4 November 6 7 8 9 10 11 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 November 24, 25 April 1,2, 4, 5, 6, 7 . 10 10 249 246 246 217 217 214 220 201 207 Aprils 9 10 12 13 14 April 15, 18, 19, ... May 16, 17, 18, 19 May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 . . May 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1,2 June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 June 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. 96 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Redwater River at railroad bridge near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. Limiting dates of composite. 9 >. V gp, 1 fc E i w Dissolved solids (Ds) (milligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. 1 Magnesium (Mg). Sodium and potas- sium (Na+JK). Carbonate (CO 3 ). Bicarbonate (HC0 3 ). Sulphate (SO^). O O, c o Nitrate (NO S ). 1905-6. April 9-May 13 22 780 4.7 5.2 5.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 a 3. 2 2.4 1.9 1.9 2.0 3.0 3.1 4.2 1.2 .88 1.3 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 26 31 27 31 25 22 30 19 45 45 46 43 51 50 52 58 59 0.82 2.2 1.0 2.9 1.2 4.7 1.3 2.9 0.03 .00. .05 .03 .03 .03 .00 .02 May 14-June 10 26 25 +1.3 694 746 20 June 11 July 8 July 9- A ugust 5 26 23 28 24 8 19 25 7 "+"."8" C + '.7 + .1 "-2.Y 729 844 898 774 662 672 704 849 August 6-September 2 20 20 21 19 20 19 18 5.4 5.2 5.8 6.8 6.3 6.1 5.2 September 3-October 11 October 12-Nov ember 11 November 12-25 April 1 May IP May 21-June 16 .00 .00 31 22 50 5.4 .93 .01 .00 June 17-23 Mean 1.0 759 20 5.6 2.8 .34 26 50 2.3 .02 a Sodium is 86 per cent and potassium is 18 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Redwater River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. Month. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. Mean. o200 Februarv a200 M arcn a 213 171 6611 o250 April 222 192 219 211 Mav 144 554 333 344 June 1,100 256 o281 546 J U ly c91 177 520 263 162 92 247 167 291 180 170 214 October 123 212 296 212 195 445 320 218 218 o262 o Approximate. 6 March 26-31. July 21-31. RIO GRANDE NEAR EL PASO, TEX. Samples of water were collected from Rio Grande at Courchesne, near El Paso, Tex., from June 8, 1905, to April 30, 1907. A gaging station was established May 1, 1897, by the United States Geological Survey at Courchesne, 1 mile above the old station. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Annual Reports: 11, II, pp. 54, 57, 99; 12, II, pp. 280, 350, 360; 13, III, pp. 94, 99; 14, IV, 114-115; 18, IV, pp. 257-259; 19, IV, pp. 389-390; 20, IV, pp. 58, 358, 372; 21, IV, pp. 262-263; 22, IV, p. 353. a Sfte also Third Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 404. RIO GRANDE. 97 Bulletins: 131, pp. 46-47; 140, pp. 178-179. Water-Supply Papers: 11, p. 67; 16, pp. 132-133; 28, pp. 120, 128; 37, pp. 283- 284; 50, pp. 352-353; 66, p. 70; 75, pp. 155-156; 84, pp. 181-183; 99, pp. 378-382; 132, pp. 67-71; 174, pp. 49-53; 210, pp. 55-57; 248, pp. 45-50. Further information relative to the quality of water in the Rio Grande near El Paso is contained in Bulletin 34, New Mexico Agricul- tural Experiment Station, "Principles of water analysis," by Arthur Goss, 1900. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Rio Grande at Courchesne, near El Paso, Tex. [Drainage area, 38,600 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 A '5 a a 1* o I Solids (tons per day;. V !a * .go 1 41 .2 t* Is la I 1 f 8 1 542 570 518 620 596 592 694 -,M 476 634 678 784 668 630 6fl 592 5.5 5.2 5.2 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6 7.8 8.3 8.2 7.2 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.6 6.3 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.8 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.6 7.5 8.2 8.1 7.8 45 20 15 165 195 130 90 60 45 25 30 40 40 35 75 115 200 380 340 310 335 1,240 1,560 1,350 690 540 595 570 580 580 455 450 280 220 165 175 175 240 240 520 945 1,040 560 515 490 470 470 595 715 795 635 555 485 515 425 395 370 270 280 580 520 355 235 770 1,340 1,210 970 14 12 5 1,020 9,600 13,700 8,330 1,070 802 132 66 73 93 67 140 735 3,550 16,200 14, 100 7,460 7,130 78,000 71,000 49,800 25,600 14,700 9,700 8,890 7,890 8,250 4,940 4,680 1,170 630 399 422 330 760 728 7,540 16,500 17,300 6,480 4,710 5,130 4,420 4,660 9,730 10,900 11,800 8,710 6,980 5,230 5,940 4,030 3/060 3,040 1,740 2,250 7,490 9,770 6,210 3,050 30,400 50,000 59,700 37, 200 274 176 157 306 376 536 471 292 209 166 190 200 195 139 266 308 379 720 755 596 495 2,050 2,140 2,090 1,230 900 964 885 864 861 638 649 571 570 415 421 463 555 487 856 1,220 1,470 824 753 662 743 685 932 1,070 995 867 811 747 720 711 635 591 506 1 fj 745 881 661 497 1,370 2,280 2,230 1,550 September 23 September 26 September 29 October 2 October 5 October 8 October 11... 224 246 251 258 229 244 218 194 182 162 149 142 174 164 180 154 169 173 175 165 168 168 168 172 178 196 199 185 205 193 224 231 204 175 168 172 181 162 174 158 166 159 154 124 185 198 178 159 169 174 182 170 162 166 142 166 160 160 150 144 October 14 October 20 October 23 October 26... October 29 November 1 November 4 November 7 November 10 November 15 November 18 November 21 November 24.. November 27 November 30 December 3 December 6 December 9 December 12 December 15... December 18 December 21 December 24 December 27 December 30 January 1 January 4 January 7 January 10 January 13 . January 16 January 18 January 21 January 24 . January 27 January 30 February 2 February 5 February 8 . . February 11 February 14 February 17 February 20 February 23 February 26 March 2 March 5 March 8 March 11 March 14 March 17... March 20 March 23 March 26 March 29 March 31... April 2 April 5 Aprils... RIO GRANDE. 99 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Rio Grande at Courchesne, near El Paso, Tex. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). j! 1 Solids (tons per day). 1 i ll I" a 1 Sx j! 5 4>B I i j! I ii 1 S 3 d B W 4 1 1 8 1905-1907. April 11 4 9 13 6 12 26 9 38 13 5 10 3 129 77 140 156 144 134 206 156 147 147 134 128 140 80 73 98 137 128 830 134 140 118 134 134 131 140 102 129 128 108 255 77 140 144 160 141 154 138 72 65 36 144 147 278 160 140 137 155 146 154 141 151 171 204 246 252 216 183 205 233 164 163 124 141 153 135 139 127 78 58 39 63 57 48 44 39 34 34 24 25 29 34 34 32 29 29 39 34 34 30 30 30 25 30 30 30 20 30 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 30 30 30 30 30 35 40 28 40 64 60 74 97 42 68 147 229 390 467 534 590 466 .641 72 69 73 81 39 47 32 31 8,700 9,890 7,320 10,700 7,870 11,400 10,200 10,200 9,280 7,270 6,260 6,060 7,240 9,320 6,850 7,190 7,490 (i, 400 7,240 7,480 8,720 8,800 10,900 10,400 11.500 12. 100 13,600 12,900 9,210 6,440 3,850 4,690 5,950 9,810 10,500 8,010 7,690 9,460 8,400 6,300 4,800 18,600 19,400 11,600 11,000 10,700 13,700 9,130 5,090 3,870 13,180 3,920 3,440 646 128 124 116 778 124 390 4,050 83,900 45,000 31,600 20,200 13,800 11,400 8.980 554 470 35ti 572 470 492 502 464 420 346 354 276 382 426 364 330 348 370 328 348 338 286 298 266 272 294 274 272 266 246 280 252 354 420 434 364 340 348 378 336 276 204 416 466 370 408 562 500 506 620 300 418 722 1,130 1,650 1,920 2,110 .1,630 1,680 2,440 480 1,170 1,120 1,100 554 492 396 338 7.6 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.0 8.7 8.8 9.5 10.0 9.8 9.3 9.5 10.6 11.4 12.0 11.6 11.8 12.4 12.4 11.4 10.6 10.0 10.0 10.0 11.0 11.4 11.8 10.9 9.8 9.4 8.7 8.6 9.0 9.4 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.7 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.0 7.2 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.9 8.4 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.0 780 1,150 1,060 1,070 1,170 1,710 1,870 2,850 3, 470 3,700 2,760 2,810 4,740 5,840 7,330 6,390 6,990 8,460 8,140 6,120 4,470 4,360 3,610 3,730 4,770 5, 770 6,500 4,720 2,910 2,210 1,390 1,280 2,030 2,590 1,660 1,770 1,840 1,510 1,060 " 990 680 1,430 1,610 1,230 805 505 355 250 240 120. 545 150 65 40 20 20 10 10 15 15 140 1,240 580 435 650 720 560 505 18,300 30,700 21,000 42,300 24,900 52,800 51,300 73, 300 87,000 72, 600 46,700 46,000 92,700 147,000 136,000 124,000 141,000 146,000 159,000 124,000 105,000 104,000 106,000 104,000 148,000 189,000 238,000 164,000 72,400 38,400 14,400 16,200 32,600 68,600 46,800 38,300 38,100 38,600 24,100 16,800 8,800 71.700 84,400 38,400 23.800 14,500 13,200 6,170 3,300 1,250 19,400 1,590 605 70 7 7 3 21 5 16 1,530 281,000 70,500 37,100 35,400 28,700 17.300 12,300 1,170 1,460 1,020 2,270 1,490 2,270 2,530 3,570 3,940 3,460 2,640 2,090 4,890 6,710 7,200 5,090 6,560 8,450 7,210 5,750 4,080 3,370 2,900 2,80 3,500 4,650 4,810 3,460 2,090 1,470 1,050 871 1,940 2,940 1,940 1,740 1,690 1,420 1,080 897 506 788 1,810 1,550 803 558 539 338 328 201 442 169 126 122 89 104 57 44 68 99 182 3,930 1,760 1,290 973 956 599 461 April 14 April 15 April 17 April 20 April 23 April 28 April 30 May 3 May 6 May 9 . . May 12 May 15 May 18 May20 May 23 May 26 May 29 June 1 June 4 ... June 7 June 10 June 13 June 16... . June 19 June 22 June 25. June 28 June 30. July3 ' July 6 July 9 July 12 July 15 July 18 .. July 21 July 24 .. . July 27 July 29 . July 31 August 3 August 6 August 9 August 12 August 15 August 18 August 21 August 24 August 27 August 30 September 2 September 5. September 8 September 11. September 14 September 17. September 21 September 24 . . September 27 September 30 . . October 1 October 3 October 6 October 9 October 11. October 16. . . .". October 18. . . 100 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Rio Grande at Courchesne, near El Paso, Tex. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 f 1 T3 H 1? f. 0> i "3 Solids (tons per day). 1 1. fi i 1 11 i* $ 1 1. 1^ J3 i_ "3 11 a OQ w TJ 1 _ Tj'jD |B Q j3 ^s I 02 3 1 1 5 1905-1907. October 21 o 9 5 9 9 19 5 131 126 137 133 139 116 142 150 134 142 137 151 126 138 128 148 206 136 129 129 130 155 142 141 144 143 174 135 144 140 140 144 164 152 142 143 126 136 138 136 141 131 136 138 138 138 134 134 138 215 146 143 139 139 153 124 129 129 126 124 124 MX 150 134 134 134 124 35 37 45 39 46 50 31 80 35 29 32 32 39 39 34 41 58 52 45 40 46 56 53 54 50 49 57 54 56 59 46 54 56 56 56 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 58 52 57 52 52 57 52 28 62 51 62 52 41 41 36 42 36 . 47 36 46 46 43 46 43 37 7,970 7,230 9,850 7,630 8,990 10,600 10,200 8,990" 8,580 7,550 6,130 8,460 4,510 4,230 5,270 16,800 7,390 13,100 7,640 2,950 3,200 3,400 2,720 3,490 3,620 3,560 4,000 4,020 5,190 4.190 6,860 4,510 3,220 2,360 2,500 2,770 2,910 4,110 4.010 4,310 3,850 3.430 3,230 3,590 4,250 3,990 3,040 2,890 3,750 5,010 2.310 3,390 2.200 8,900 10,200 9,430 6.700 4.550 5,100 4,490 4.600 7.550 12.100 12.800 11,600 10,300 7,680 316 308 392 366 450 426 324 444 288 300 254 272 242 244 268 264 508 534 444 334 330 364 338 350 378 322 388 326 324 350 314 358 428 352 364 316 348 358 368 270 374 218 470 400 430 436 420 410 440 400 434 400 440 440 390 352 320 266 300 _'7s 30C 386 352 340 340 364 358 7.0 7.0 7.6 7.2 7.4 7.8 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.5 8.1 10.2 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.2 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.7 8.0 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.4 9.0 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.2 9.6 11.0 11.2 11.0 10.0 9.5 505 490 820 565 760 1,180 1,140 1,240 1,150 1,030 1,110 980 550 550 1,000 3,670 1,510 1,560 1.110 1,170 1,170 810 600 940 810 940 835 720 905 1,300 1,400 1,210 960 630 BOO 875 1,000 920 905 . 800 800 785 750 820 950 825 585 595 825 960 540 520 510 2,060 2,380 ,980 ,740 ,440 .370 ,330 . '.NO 3,080 5,070 6,060 5.810 3,750 3,000 10,900 9,580 21,800 11,600 18,400 33,600 31,200 30,100 26.700 21,000 18,400 22,400 6,700 6,290 14,300 166,000 30.200 55,200 22.900 9,300 10,100 7,450 4,400 8,870 7,940 9,050 9,020 7,800 12,700 14,700 25,900 14,800 8,330 4,030 4,460 6,550 7,850 10,200 11.800 9,300 8,320 7.260 6,540 7,950 10,900 8,890 4,810 4,650 8.350 13,000 3,370 4,750 3,030 49.500 65,500 50.400 31.400 17.700 18.900 16. 100 15,900 62,900 !>-,. 000 210.000 181.000 104.000 62,200 431 408 869 559 923 1,360 996 1,490 895 835 761 720 359 362 724 2,620 2,070 2,250 1,330 1.050 1,040 796 547 888 828 817 875 634 792 1,230 1,190 1,170 1,110 599 649 747 940 890 900 .584 808 462 951 886 1,100 970 664 659 980 1.040 632 :,r,i 606 2.450 2,610 .880 . ,1(X) ,030 .110 .000 ,040 3,210 4,820 5,570 5,330 3,690 2,900 October 24 October 27 October 30 November 2 November 5 ... November 8 November 11 November 14 November 18 November 21 November 24 November 27 November 29 December 2. . December 5 December 8. December 11 December 14 December 17 December 20 December 23. ... . December 26 December 29. .. December 31 January 3 January 6 January 9 . . . January 12 January 15... January 19 , January 22 . January 25 January 28... January 31 February 3 . February 6 February 9 February 12 February 15 February 18 February 21 February 24 . Februarv 28 March 3 .. March 6 March 9.... March 12 March 15 March 18 March 21 March 21 March 24 March 27 March 29 March 31 April 3 April 6. ... \pril 'i April 12 April 15 . April 17 April 19 April 21 April 24 . April 27 April 30.... RIO GRANDE. 101 Relative amount of substances in solution in waterfront Rio Grande at Courchesne, near El Paso, Tex. Limiting dates of composite. 1 >> 1 "3 1 fe ri 1 Dissolved solids (Ds) (milligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. I / So a 1 |i ? & I 9) 09 o^ % S3 n d Q e. 1 g 1 3 fc 1905-1907. January 8-28 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 9 +4.0 +5.2 594 595 670 658 474 363 417 1 360 14 J6 19 18 19 24 17 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 3.1 2.2 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.1 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.5 3.6 2.8 16 16 14 15 15 12 16 19 0.00 1.6 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.1 .00 .00 33 30 28 32 41 59 37 16 ""is" 21 30 28 31 29 35 46 47 50 38 14 25 43 41 38 32 37 40 24 25 41 37 30 22 24 33 28 30 29 33 25 29 30 32 29 22 ""29" ""42" 32 28 23 26 37 30 17 15 "9."6~ 9.7 8.8 17 21 31 27 23 13 21 17 17 11 11 7.4 7.1 11 26 9.8 11 14 14 11 12 11 0.01 .02 .06 .02 .05 .05 .03 .01 .004 .002 .01 .04 .01 .03 .03 .02 .01 .00 .00 .00 .003 .002 .10 .59 .24 .'50 February 24-28 March 3-21 April 7-29 +4.8 +1.6 +7.3 +4.4 May 4-25 Jane 6-26 Julv 1-25 August 10-30 September 2-29 10 9 8 8 14 9 2, (180 1,880 912 600 723 519 9.8 11 11 13 13 October 2-29 "+2."3~ - .1 +1.9 November 1-24 November 27 December 18 21 17 19 19 17 16 13 14 15 15 22 15 16 16 14 14 16 14 December 24- January 30 February 2-26 March 2-31 9 10 -3.0 627 522 357 324 350 461 1,480 656 404 372 374 442 422 348 11 April 2-30 . May 3-29 10 10 10 -1.9 +2.0 16 14 18 16 11 14 16 16 16 15 16 19 June 1-28 June 30-Julv 27 July 29- August 30 14 10 +4.7 September 2-30 October 1-27 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 + .2 +1.8 +3.5 +4.9 +5.7 + 2.4 +6.5 October 30-November 29 December 2-31 Januarv 3-31 February 3-March 3 March 6^ April 9 April 6-30 Mean 3.4 699 15 2.6 16 .10 34 30 15 .07 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Rio Grande near El Paso, Tex. Month. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1897.0 1898. 1899. 1900. January. . . 196 451 326 134 50 490 210 132 February 290 809 476 144 182 006 204 102 March 424 1 870 752 35 161 326 115 g April 2 190 4 260 3 150 808 2 160 1 650 148 5 May. 63 120 5 770 11 900 7 090 3 760 8 300 2,280 168 729 June 2 640 4 400 6 710 2 940 225 6 100 1 880 o 1 560 July. ... 237 854 2 270 668 1,330 3,190 318 1 August 734 662 13 132 508 7 September 176 768 705 38 277 October o 65 1 490 o 1 760 3 2 o November 284 341 1,170 2 2 o December 71 535 344 o 654 93 46 12 The year 1 330 2 650 1 280 1 900 922 102 235 Month. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 5 135 10 16 584 439 983 536 294 February.. 81 104 23 7 780 571 839 542 360 March 60 10 368 o 3 060 412 976 111 585 April o 133 831 o 3 330 1 480 2 950 1 350 1 530 May. 2 570 9 3 310 o 8 880 5 680 4,380 5,590 4,320 June 1 300 5 9 860 o 14 300 4 550 7 440 675 3 800 July.. . 205 o 2 570 o 956 1,570 5,490 265 1,250 August 986 236 70 120 322 799 2,200 954 484 September . . . 353 156 17 184 56 47 2,800 240 364 October 87 23 33 5 960 69 621 813 683 November 215 5 5 813 428 997 923 85 330 December 130 29 40 621 610 1,240 612 380 338 The year 503 70 1,430 643 2,780 1,530 2,540 950 1,190 a Revision of previous estimates appearing in Third Ann. Rept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 404. & Approximate. 102 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. BIO GRANDE NEAR SAN MARCIAL, N. MEX. Samples of water were collected from Rio Grande at a railroad bridge near San Marcial, N. Mex., from May 28, 1905, to April 27, 1907. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey near San Marcial January 29, 1895. Stream-flow data, includ- ing gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports :* Annual reports: 11, II, p. 107; 18, IV, pp. 254-257; 19, IV, pp. 387-389; 20, IV, pp. 58, 358, 371; 21, IV, p. 261; 22, IV, p. 352. Bulletins: 131, p. 46; 140, pp. 177-178. Water-Supply Papers: 11, p. 66; 16, p. 131; 28, pp. 120, 128, 129; 37, pp. 282- 283; 50, pp. 351-352; 66, pp. 68-69; 75, p. 155; 84, pp. 183-186; 99, pp. 382-386; 132, pp. 62-67, 127; 174, pp. 43-48; 210, pp. 52-56; 248, pp. 40-45. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Rio Grande at railroad bridge near San Marcial, N. Mex. [Drainage area, 30,000 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 1 &? s& 3 1 II .13 T3 g s Solids (tons per day). o> o> s!L >P SZB o % So 0^^ S2b O T* H 9> ~ . 'O-H-^, w Q Q WS TJ Of Sj 8| %Z CQ -d o> > w o!2 51 Q 1905-1907. May 28, 30, June 3, 6, 12, 15 June 18, 21,24 ... 13 10 6 12 12 12 5 2 6 8 7 128 113 126 129 178 194 186 158 193 154 168 191 170 180 156 159 161 161 151 158 179 174 182 192 169 158 148 153 149 158 160 168 164 165 165 l.V. 165 155 178 Jlls 21 22 13 62 53 35 94 "'94' 85 50 51 44 49 42 40 50 48 39 44 41 47 60 95 59 63 53 41 42 53 69 42 35 38 42 49 53 46 53 88 4,540 4,290 1,390 20,400 23,200 782 102,000 4,400 99,200 50,900 31,900 29,200 12,900 8,870 7,470 7,200 6,060 5,970 7,410 6,850 7,950 7,180 15,400 642 8,590 6,600 5,540 7,430 31.900 13,600 24,500 13,400 6.510 5,700 4,550 4,830 3,920 8,890 2,090 710 286 244 218 908 656 824 1,930 1,160 1,790 1,440 836 834 578 594 450 454 444 430 432 490 488 426 522 826 498 536 532 384 600 600 758 472 436 382 418 452 432 362 416 554 12.2 9.2 7.7 6.4 6.5 5.6 6.7 5.6 7.3 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.2 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.8 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.4 6.9 6.5 18,800 9,630 2,040 176 344 5 150 50 400 230 170 160 85 85 95 80 85 95 125 150 170 175 690 665 550 480 480 605 1,920 620 1,530 815 505 565 605 740 620 645 230 175 231,000 111,000 7,640 9,670 21,500 11 41,300 595 107,000 31.600 14,600 12, 600 2,970 2,040 1,920 1,550 1,390 1,530 2,500 2,770 3,650 3,390 28,600 1,150 12,800 8,550 7,160 12,200 166,000 22,700 101.000 29,600 8,890 8,680 7,430 9,680 6.560 6,770 1,300 336 14,500 0, 350 1,190 431 610 11 781 157 1,940 890 384 360 133 137 115 98 102 110 Hi. 198 224 201 972 1, IM) 7-10 693 688 3.110 1,000 3,130 1.010 583 081 Ml 72:{ 651 258 262 June 20, 28, 30, July 3, 6, 9, 12 July 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 July 31 August 3, 6, 15, 18. 21 August 24 September 9 September 25 September 27 September 29 October 2 October 5 October 10 October 11 October 14 October 17 October 20 October 23 October 20 October 2S October 31 Novembers November 9 November 11 November 14 November 17 November 20 November 23 November 25 November 28 ... November 30 December 3 . .... December G December 9 December 12 December 15 December 18 December 21 I )ciTinber 24 December 27. .. Se? also Third Ann. Kept.. U. S. Reclamation Service, pp. 412, 415. RIO GRANDE. 103 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discfiarge of water and solids for Rio Grande at railroad bridge near San Marcial, N. Mex. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). > 3 f Mean discharge (sec- ond-feet). Solid (tons per day). l%6 3- . |f Is d * O> 4) Pi t3 co fa 1 . Il 00 o s 00 1905-1907. December 30 18 2 6 205 222 202 195 183 165 152 145 175 158 158 163 172 160 155 161 153 150 139 70 94 72 58 64 51 58 40 51 43 40 46 47 56 40 44 48 42 46 42 56 35 37 25 44 46 50 44 41 57 46 73 39 49 36 33 19 19 14 14 10 10 16 24 14 10 19 10 12 14 10 10 10 10 15 10 15 15 20 18 17 10 20 15 20 10 10 15 25 20 20 1,190 348 914 682 616 2,170 5,830 7,750 5,820 1,950 3,590 3,220 6,380 10,350 6,090 4,990 4,560 4,750 3,290 2,980 3,720 3,200 3,350 2, 680 2,410 6,450 11,400 9,440 6,640 10,700 2,840 13,900 9,920 9,980 12,900 16,300 11,400 11,600 9,050 7,030 5,880 5,380 6,580 9,900 5,780 4,920 6,540 5,740 4,990 3,930 3,640 4,380 3,320 3,490 4,252 4,430 1,170 2,340 8,170 6,680 9,030 10,600 6,240 5,540 7,900 4,300 2,490 4,020 8,540 17,200 10. 800 504 600 560 422 428 404 396 402 576 386 358 450 510 570 412 408 384 368 330 282 360 348 368 332 332 504 492 462 452 640 576 602 468 438 406 438 310 280 278 276 268 260 216 324 236 246 252 212 232 220 206 206 212 192 170 188 202 186 356 234 364 288 230 258 284 284 222 270 338 366 510 6.5 6.5 7.0 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.9 7.9 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.9 8.5 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.5 9.2 9.5 9.8 9.4 9.2 9.0 9.9 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.9 10.8 10.5 9.5 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.8 10.4 10.6 9.0 8.4 7.9 8.5 8.7 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.9 8.4 8.3 8.5 185 125 280 240 285 515 1,250 1,310 700 485 805 650 625 705 635 795 875 780 '720 660 780 730 690 580 750 920 1,030 790 520 740 2,200 1,210 1,450 1,430 1,730 2,660 3,320 4,380 5,840 4,970 4,560 4,390 7,080 9,370 10,400 9,650 10,800 10,200 8,910 6,380 5,320 5,300 5,430 6,240 8,500 8,330 4,330 2,710 1,710 2,310 2,580 2,190 1,930 2,110 2,640 ,760 ,170 ,070 ,450 ,470 .360 595 118 691 443 474 3,020 19,600 27,400 11,000 2,550 7,820 5,660 10,800 19,700 10,400 10,500 10,800 10,000 6,400 5,320 7,840 6,300 6,240 4.200 4,870 16,000 31,800 20,100 9,320 21,500 16,800 45,400 38,900 3X1 500 60,000 117,000 102,000 137,000 143,000 94,400 72,500 63,800 126,000 250,000 163,000 128,000 191,000 158,000 120,000 67,800 52,200 62,700 48,600 58,800 97,700 99,600 13,700 17,100 37, 700 41,800 63,000 62,700 32,500 31, COO 56,400 20.100 7,850 11,600 33! 400 68,200 99.800 252 203 423 273 329 6(3 1,340 1,420 1,090 505 780 790 860 1,090 706 876 908 775 642 502 758 686 686 520 672 1,250 1,370 985 635 1,280 3,420 1,970 1,830 1,690 1,900 3,150 2,780 3,310 4,380 3,710 3,300 3,080 4,130 8,200 6,650 6,410 7,360 5,840 5,590 3,790 2,960 2,950 3,100 3,240 3,900 4,230 2,370 1,360 1,640 1,460 2,540 1,700 1,200 1,470 2,030 1,350 701 780 1.320 1,450 1.870 J'Uiiiary 5 January 14 January 20 January 2(> January 31 February 3 February (> February 9 February 12 February 15 February 18 February 21 February 24 February 27 Trace. 139 144 208 126 119 146 108 121 March 3* March 6 March 9 March 12 ..." March 15 March 18 March 21 March 24 March 27 o 142 120 131 124 115 March 30 April 3 April 6 April 9 April 12 April 18.. .. 3 10 121 108 96 124 105 118 112 April 21 April 24 April 27 April 30... May 3 May 6... May 9. May 12 1 16 118 105 115 99 102 121 61 105 96 108 96 96 106 86 99 105 96 121 May 15 May 18 May 22 May 25 May 28 May 31 . June 3 June 7 June 10 June 13 June 16.. June 19 June 26 June 29 July 2 July 5 ... JulyS July 11 July 14 July 17 19 13 19 16 o 109 72 122 85 62 85 July 20... July 23 July 26 July 29 July 31 August 3 ... AuguM 6 19 42 104 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Rio Grande at railroad bridge near San Martial, N. Mex. Continued. Dates. - Analysis (milligrams per liter). f. Mean discharge (sec- ond-feet). Solids (tons per day). Hi III si- p ( C3 S ft Ml"*, 1 a,"* K o> 5 o CQ G s 1905-1907. August 9 16 10 11 6 12 5 8 4 9 9 59 59 69 141 166 148 131 152 171 153 151 124 184 133 134 128 118 108 144 100 110 128 137 131 142 122 113 131 122 127 123 134 128 144 113 135 142 116 118 133 135 152 127 130 196 188 129 126 230 118 147 132 132 132 130 131 134 215 134 126 126 153 129 124 134 124 138 134 136 129 124 20 25 20 25 50 35 30 42 68 53 64 98 55 42 29 20 17 15 18 17 22 27 29 24 33 24 23 20 20 18 21 31 28 50 47 32 37 33 29 30 32 32 28 27 27 42 32 31 49 36 36 36 31 36 32 30 34 31 23 28 23 42 26 31 26 29 42 26 31 31 31 9,760 10,400 6,840 12,200 1,650 6,130 13, 300 14, 700 44,300 14,900 21,600 3, 950 98, 200 16,400 15,320 9,990 7,300 4,950 4,270 4,030 4,230 8,330 8,200 8,130 6,690 5,660 5,900 5,110 4,420 4,000 3,350 3,170 2,820 3,680 4,920 7,460 8,920 3,760 3,880 5,730 3,300 2,640 2,550 2,480 1,700 1,690 1,520 2,680 2,390 2,320 2,710 2,090 1,340 1,880 1,780 2,270 5.730 4,660 4,440 3,830 2,920 2,580 2.180 3,220 3,350 3,420 2,340 2,310 3,040 :<.<):) 1.790 296 380 358 412 578 350 454 466 1,140 644 700 560 1,590 604 514 328 274 234 274 230 234 398 422 362 292 260 242 250 248 238 226 252 246 360 380 362 422 282 326 318 308 300 274 270 284 378 254 286 434 290 340 320 300 330 316 324 350 402 270 302 314 324 284 344 340 350 384 376 860 350 334 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.4 10.4 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.0 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.6 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.4 1,100 625 525 420 220 155 320 185 175 70 40 15 9,070 1,060 1,270 1,380 1,180 910 1,000 880 1,010 1,080 1,390 ,070 ,410 ,550 ,620 ,550 ,490 ,420 ,280 900 900 ,010 ,390 ,770 ,120 ,550 ,400 ,190 780 685 965 965 1,120 1,040 685 900 1,140 970 1,260 1,130 770 860 970 1,060 1,350 1,190 1,230 1,060 1,110 1,190 1,300 1,460 1,400 1,240 950 900 1,190 1,150 710 29,000 17,500 9,700 13,800 981 2,560 11,500 7,350 21,000 2.820 2,330 160 2,450,000 46,900 52,500 37,200 23,300 12, 200 11,500 9,590 11,500 24,300 30,800 23,500 25,500 23, 700 25,800 21,400 17,800 15,300 11,600 7,700 6,840 10,000 18,500 35,400 51,100 15,800 14,600 18,400 6,950 4,900 6,650 ' 6,480 5,130 4.750 2,800 6,500 7,350 6,090 9.210 6.380 2,790 4.370 4,670 6.490 20,900 15,000 14,800 11,000 8,260 8,280 7,630 12,700 12,700 11.500 6,000 5,620 9,780 9,440 3.440 880 642 508 467 344 146 395 233 540 122 76 23 39,000 1,730 1,760 1,220 874 575 740 547 638 .160 ,580 ,050 ,110 .090 ,060 ,050 ,000 912 781 613 598 982 1,430 1,770 2,410 1.180 1,230 1,020 G49 555 715 705 860 1,060 470 695 1,330 759 1,160 976 7(".7 827 927 1.280 1.290 897 866 041 1.1)10 996 1.360 1.290 1.170 985 914 1,220 1,090 640 August 12 August 15 August 18 August 21 August 24 August 27 August 30 September 2 September 5 September 8 September 25 September 28 September 30 October 3 October 6 October 9 October 12 October 15 October 18 October 21 October 22 October 25 October 28 October 31 November 3 . . November 6 November 9 ... ...... November 12 November 15 November 20 November 23 November 26 November 29 December 2 . December 5 December 8. . December 11 December 14 December 17 December 20 December 23. December 26 December 29 December 31 January 3 January 6 . January 9 January 12 January 15 January 18 January 21 Januai v 24 January 28 January 30 February 2 Fehninrv 5 February 8 February 11 Februarv 14 Fchruarv 17 Februarv 20 February 23 Februarv 26 Februarv 28 ... . March 3' March 6 March 9 March 12 March 15 March 18... RIO GRANDE. 105 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Rio Grande at railroad bridge near San Martial, N. Hex. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). r Mean discharge (sec- ond-feet). Solid( tons per day). S5 S"... > I! ft P| fig ?*2 i-t | g co 1=2 CQ s 1905-1907. March 21 5 5 143 124 131 122 112 118 118 110 117 119 110 110 110 110 39 36 23 26 21 26 21 21 28 18 18 27 27 21 3,030 6,240 6,910 4,420 2,540 3.200 3,250 3,250 5,800 7,780 5,750 5,270 4,810 3,680 364 374 310 306 244 230 270 244 246 268 254 256 164 260 S.6 9.3 9.4 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.6 10.6 10.4 10.6 9.7 9.3 1,130 2,350 '2, SSO 2,260 1,740 1,920 2,000 1,810 3,280 5,580 5,710 7,500 4,950 3,840 9,240 39,600 53,800 27,000 11,900 16,600 17,600 15,900 51,300 11,700 8,850 107,000 64,200 38,200 1,110 2,370 2, 410 1,870 1,150 1,240 1,460 1,190 2,180 4,040 3,920 5,180 2,190 2,690 M-m-h 23 . . . March 31 April 3 April 6 \pril 9 April 12 April 14 April It! April 19 April ' )-) \pril '>4 April 27 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Rio Grande at railroad bridge near San Martial, N. Mex. Limiting dates of composite. i ^ 1 "3 1 fc N Dissolved solids (Ds) (milligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. t 1 'So a | i- JU "3 3 OJ s It s "o -d C8^v O 0) IT 1905-1907. May 28-July 27 July 31-October 5 21 13 9 8 8 15 9 10 10 10 10 10 -2.1 -4.9 +4.3 + .2 +2.2 - .6 +2.8 +5.1 +1.6 418 1,140 .464 554 496 470 402 466 459 282 228 281 411 678 396 350 352 344 ""is" 17 14 14 14 14 13 15 16 20 18 17 14 17 14 17 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.4 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.9 3.5 2.9 3.4 2.8 3.3 4.3 3.1 3.2 aU 15 14 15 16 15 17 15 16 12 13 14 16 15 14 14 14 0.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.2 1.4 .00 34 17 38 34 34 39 38 31 37 38 67 "38 24 41 38 46 42 ""42" 46 ""46" 34 41 32 28 33 38 35 29 21 30 37 42 31 29 24 25 27 24 22 10 8.9 9.5 11 10 13 12 10 9.8 10 8.3 7.1 7.3 8.0 7.8 10 8.8 10 7.9 7.8 8.5 0.05 .01 .04 .02 .05 .04 .03 .01 .01 .46 .01 .00 .00 .01 .00 .12 .12 .26 T. October 10-31 November 3-25 November 28-Deceml>er 18 December 21-January 31 February 3-27 March 3 30 April 3-27 April 30-Mav 28 May 31-Julv 2 July 5-31 August 3-30 10 10 10 8 11 10 +5.2 +4.4 +6.5 + 4.4 +6.8 September 2-October 12 October 15- November 9 November 20-Decembor 11 December 14-Januarv 12 January 15- February 11 FebruaVy 14-March 15 10 390 344 18 2.6 3.8 3.1 13 15 11 March 12- \pril 9 7 April 12-27 7 +8.5 270 20 Mean 3.8 438 16 3.1 14 .12 38 31 9.3 .07 | o Sodium is 96 per cent and potassium is 5.1 per cent of this amount. 106 SOME STREAM WATEES OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Rio Grande near San Martial, N. Mex. Month. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. January o600 318 938 453 660 341 370 February 986 680 438 1 070 443 632 458 314 March 2 100 679 663 1 010 448 540 246 129 April 4,690 3,140 3,570 4 560 909 105 398 674 May... 3,620 2,020 12,300 2,700 570 2 010 4 160 436 June 3,920 164 6,160 2 120 16 2 690 1 620 108 July 2,430 466 1,070 2,720 462 964 o August 2,910 118 100 225 104 o 1 070 800 September 130 1,920 78 49 943 632 224 October 742 4,580 o20 11 o 277 13 November 209 2,950 a 197 160 41 337 78 Dfirp.mbfir 619 2,480 380 355 164 313 184 The year 797 3,060 1 330 332 669 901 278 Month. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 280 274 636 594 986 710 551 February . . . 395 329 1,150 715 1,220 834 691 March 761 99 3,540 925 1 500 1 260 993 April... 1,680 4,700 2,740 3,740 2,080 2,360 May. 5,180 15,600 8,140 6 000 2 690 4 680 June I . 11,100 12,000 5,800 8,810 1,520 4,000 July 1,270 171 582 3,920 5 350 796 1 300 August 50 910 327 703 2,690 1,560 826 September 24 752 89 429 2 700 163 626 October 9 7,530 120 1,150 1,050 45 1,200 November 93 870 713 1,310 949 503 647 December 307 679 559 1,400 727 625 676 The year 1,760 968 3,340 2,150 2,980 1,070 1,550 a Approximate. SACRAMENTO RIVER NEAR RED BLUFF, CAL. Samples of water were collected from Sacramento River at Iron Canyon, near Red Bluff, Cal., from July 3, 1905, to March 23, 1907. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey at Jellys Ferry, 12 miles above Red Bluff, April 30, 1895, and moved to a point in Iron Canyon, 4 miles above Red Bluff, in 1902. The drainage area at the upper point w is 9,130 square miles and at the lower point 9,300 square miles. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Annual Reports: 18, IV, pp. 365-369; 19, IV, pp. 509-510; 20, IV, pp. 63, 527; 21, IV, pp. 446-447; 22, IV, p. 462. Bulletin: 140, pp. 250-252, 254. Water-Supply Papers: 11, p. 89; 16, pp. 185-186; 28, pp. 177, 182, 185-186; 38, pp. 387-389; 39, p. 455; 51, pp. 450-451; 52, p. 523; 66, pp. 142-143, 167, 177; 75, p. 210; 81, pp. 191-198; 85, pp. 137-141; 100, pp. 278-280; 134, pp. 118-122; 177, pp. 128-130; 213, pp. 101-102; 251, pp. 154-157. o See also Second Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 99. SACEAMENTO KIVER. 107 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Sacramento River at Iron Canyon, near Red Bluff, Cal. [Drainage area, 9,300 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). "O P T3 Solids (tons per day). 1 li> G^ 32 SB .2 P 1. f 1 I s p 02 1 1 |g 1 I- i 1 1,940 2,690 2,200 1,960 2,330 1,880 2,180 1.500 1,560 1,930 1,800 2,750 2,000 1,980 1,840 2,000 1,880 1,950 1,970 2,090 2,740 2,550 2,020 2,290 1,690 11,500 4,400 5,560 4,870 4.790 9,830 9,230 6,590 11,100 11,300 17,400 9,730 8,370 6,800 5,930 9,090 5,410 5,070 4,330 8,870 10,400 6,400 4,770 3,010 2,980 3,470 2.620 2,580 2,690 2,300 2,440 2,450 1,610 1,500 1,92C 1,680 1,660 2,060 1,560 2,360 1,850 1905-1907. July 3, 6, 7, 8... Q 6 13 18 13 19 13 13 10 21 22 13 16 .10 86 101 101 99 86 91 87 88 86 93 95 89 93 94 87 90 92 90 86 92 86 84 89 81 80 46 66 79 80 67 47 73 72 56 38 57 61 64 18 32 49 38 41 57 57 61 35 74 73 29 83 29 51 49 65 85 82 85 82 88 80 83 94 86 85 94 13 11 19 15 11 8 11 11 7 14 14* 12 13 7 12 13 14 10 7 18 25 11 14 16 12 7 7 7 7 7 11 14 16 17 10 10 10 10 5 2 5 5 10 10 5 10 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 5 5 10 14 11 9 5 55 8 8 4 9 8 56 14 8 6 8 6 16 148 116 48 32 14 22 2 4 24 40 22 118 294 8 8 162 140 22 90 82 126 50 18 48 "'6' 74 54 26 38 16 46 40 30 16 72 42 14 4 18 14 18 10 36 22 58 112 160 146 140 168 138 158 110 114 140 130 198 144 142 132 142 126 126 120 134 174 144 122 150 78 88 114 202 204 84 92 102 96 118 120 88 86 126 126 106 180 120 134 96 104 152 122 116 92 106 138 120 132 146 134 146 146 96 92 118 104 102 130 100 148 116 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 2.3 10.8 4.2 3.0 2.6 5.8 10.0 8.8 7.1 8.9 8.8 15.3 10.3 6.8 5.7 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.4 4.8 8.2 6.8 5.6 4.5 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 6,430 6,230 5,570 5,170 5,130 5,050 5,050 5,050 5,050 5,100 5,120 5,150 5,150 5,170 5,170 5,370 5,530 5,750 6,080 5,780 5,840 6,560 6,130 5,650 8,040 48,500 14,300 10,200 8,840 21,100 39,600 33,500 25,400 34,700 35,000 73,100 41,900 24,600 20,000 20,700 18,700 16,700 14,000 16,700 31,600 25,400 19,400 15,200 12,100 10,400 9,310 8,080 7,250 6,810 6,360 6,190 6,230 6,190 6,020 6,020 6,000 6,020 5,860 6,780 5,900 5.900 973 236 120 84 109 82 218 2,020 1,600 668 447 203 328 31 66 375 662 336 2,560 38,500 309 191 9,240 15,000 1,990 6,180 7,690 24,900 5,660 1,200 2,690 July 9 10 11 13 14, 15 July 10, 17, Augusts, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12. August 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 August 27, 28, 31, September 1, 2 September 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.... September 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.... September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. ... October 1234567 Octobers, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 October 13 14 15 16 17, 18 19 " October 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 .... October 29, 30, 31, November 1, 2, 3, 4. November 5 6 7 8 9 11 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.... November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 . ... November 26, 27, 28, 29, December 1,2. December 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 December 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 December 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4, "5, 6.. January 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 January 14, 15, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 January 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. 26, 27 January 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2, 3. February 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 February 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 February 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 February 25, 26, 27, 28, March 1, 2, 3.. March 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. March 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 March 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Aprils, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 April 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 April 29, 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 2,800 2,430 2,220 2,510 839 1,890 1,310 842 402 1,570 822 258 67 301 227 291 162 562 350 924 May 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 May 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Mav 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, June 2 June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16... June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Julv 1,2,3,4,5, 6, 7 July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Julv 15, 16, 17, 19,20,21 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4 August 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 August 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 August 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 August 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Septem- ber 1 September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.... September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. ... September 30, October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. October 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 October 21, 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27... 108 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Sacramento River and Iron Canyon, near Red Bluff, Cal. Continued. Analysis (milligrams per liter). f 1 Solids (tons per day). 0) i 'i 1 1 1 a &^ jj . Dates. "S . ~^ la H 1 p "S S z3 sc a;O so 5 g 11 O) sa 1* 5 1 I SJS go 1 1 t> I 1 1 1 o PQ g CQ 5 3 03 5 1905-1907. October 28, 29, 30, 31, November 1, 2,3 82 10 52 116 1.6 6,020 845 1,870 November 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 78 9 138 2.2 7,640 2,850 November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 79 11 48 96 .8 6,380 825 1,650 November 18, 19, 20, 21. 22, 23, 24. ... 81 10 30 78 .7 6,190 502 1,310 November 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, De- cember 1 o 83 11 16 64 .7 6, 170 266 1,070 December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 o 77 10 50 60 .9 6,720 907 1*090 December 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 o 50 10 104 84 17' 400 4,880 3^ 950 December 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22... 58 11 14 100 2^6 8,870 '336 2! 400 December 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 57 10 32 148 7.3 28,800 2,490 11,500 December 30, 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 56 8 56 136 7.2 27,300 4,120 10,000 January 6. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 o 53 11 50 100 5.6 19, 300 2, 610 5,210 January 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 o 69 13 50 110 4. 1 13,300 1 800 3, 950 January 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 o 71 11 58 106 4. 1 13 400 2' 100 3^830 Januarv27, 28, 29, 30, 31 February 1, 2 February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 47 44 8 8 70 222 58 68 12.2 16.2 54,200 79.900 10^200 47,800 8,500 14,600 February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16... February 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 62 62 8 10 54 54 78 86 7.1 6.4 25,400 22,300 3,700 3,250 5,350 5,180 February 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, March 1, 2. 64 8 154 70 9.2 35,700 14,800 6,750 March 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8 9 o 57 5 80 46 7.3 26, 100 5, 640 3 240 March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 o 62 10 64 106 8 2 *n mn 5 280 8, 760 March 17, 18, 19, 20. 21. 22, 23 48 5 480 102 21.3 122^000 158JOOO 33! 600 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Sacramento River at Iron Canyon. near Red Bluff, Cal. Limiting dates of composite. Number of daily samples. | Dissolved solids (Ds) (milligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. 1 "So a |" S |x a* i 25. 02 '^ O O, er 16 September 17-Octol>er 14 28 27 28 28 23 26 28 27 .0 + 4.3 + 5.5 + 3.3 + 2.5 - 2.1 -6.2 October 13- November 11 December 10- January 6 January 7- February 3 February 4-March 3. . March 5-31 . April 1-28 April 29-May 26 May27-June23 27 27 27 - 3.3 June 24-July 21 July 23-August 18 August 19-September 15 28 28 28 28 28 27 28 21 + 9.4 + "6."4" + 3.0 + "6."8" + 12.0 September 16-October 13 October 14- November 10. 11 13 12 12 14 a9 6.9 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.6 13 13 '13'" 14 16 15 14 17 15 17 16 9.0 8.6 8.0 11 9.1 8.8 November 11-December 8 December 9-January 5 January 6- February 2. . February 3-March 2 March 3-23 Mean 5.2 125 13 5.9 13 .39 61 13 9.7 .07 i Sodium is 90 per cent and potassium is 13 per cent of this amount. SACRAMENTO RIVEE. 109 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Sacramento River near Red Bluff, Cal. Month. IV'.-.." 1896.a 1896.6 1897.& 1898. & 1899.& 1900.6 19OT.& 47,300 51,700 46,200 14,300 6,120 13,500 30,700 21,000 I'll. NX) 15,200 15,500 36, 100 12,500 6,650 11,700 34,100 March 32.500 2;>,~M) 24. KM) Jl.SOO 9,740 LU'.MX) 23,300 20,600 \prii 29,600 30,700 J.-),S()() 22.SOO 6,870 10,800 12,100 10,900 May 30.200 35,000 30,900 13,700 6,630 6,910 9,570 9,800 12. MM) 13, 600 14,200 7,620 6,670 6,200 5,480 5,600 Julv 7,240 6,910 7,590 5,700 ,700 4,530 4,210 4,360 \uuust 6,060 5,740 6,390 4,780 .2X0 8,990 3,800 3,850 Soptoinl)er 6,320 5,700 6,200 4,600 ,2M) 3,980 3,980 3,920 ()ctol>er 5,990 5,730 6,160 4,9(50 ,630 5,000 6,380 4,190 6,050 11,300 12,000 5,590 ,780 14,500 8,200 7,740 Deceni ' HT 10,100 33,300 22,300 7,790 4,990 14,500 15,600 12,100 18 400 20,000 18,100 12,500 6,350 9,300 11,200 11,500 Month. 1902. c 1903. c 1904. c 1905. c 1906. c 1907. c 1908. c Mean. &5,380 25,600 11,500 31,800 14,700 21,500 21,000 24,100 09,200 17,200 40,300 26,800 23,200 45,400 23,500 26, 700 March 27,400 31,000 73,300 30,900 42,500 55,700 15.000 30,300 \pril 22,000 18,800 38,900 18,700 26,300 32,200 12,000 21,200 May 17,800 10,900 25,100 12,800 19,400 15,400 10,900 17,000 June 10,000 6,970 12,400 8,620 18,100 12,200 7,720 9,880 July 6,190 5,590 8,660 6,080 8,530 7,500 5,540 6,220 August 5,670 4,900 6,350 5,250 6,330 6,170 4,710 5,220 5,010 4,810 6,530 5,000 6,020 5,710 4,570 5,120 Octol>er 5 930 5 350 11,000 5,100 5,870 5,750 5,160 5,820 November 19,800 22, 000 8,930 5,620 6, 570" 6,100 6,050 9,680 17 500 13,100 13,900 6,100 15,400 11,600 6,420 13,600 The year 17,600 13,900 21,900 13,600 16,100 18,800 10,200 14,600 a At Red Bluff. 6 At Jellys Ferry, 12 miles above Red Bluff. c At Iron Canyon, 4 miles above Red Bluff. SACRAMENTO RIVER AT SACRAMENTO, CAL, Samples of water were collected from Sacramento River at Sacra- mento, Cal., from May 29 to December 29, 1905. A gaging station is maintained on the Sacramento River at Sacramento, and daily gage heights are published by the United States Weather Bureau. United States Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 134, pages 146 and 147, contains daily gage heights and turbidity for 1904, and Water-Supply Paper 177, page 131, contains gage heights for the first half of 1905. The monthly discharge of Sacramento River at Collinsville, Cal. (about one-quarter greater than the discharge at Sacramento), from 1878 to 1884 is contained in Water-Supply Paper 81, pages 188-190. Additional information in regard to the quality of the water of Sacramento River at Sacramento is contained in Water-Supply Paper 237, "Quality of California surface waters," pages 30-32. 110 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses and gage heights for Sacramento River at Sacramento, Col. [Drainage area, 25,000 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Carbon- ate radicle (C0 3 ). Bicar- bonate radicle (HC0 3 ). Chlorine radicle (Cl). Suspend- ed matter (Sm). Dissolved solids (Ds). 1905. May 29 June 123 6 32 56 41 67 56 69 80 85 98 78 102 90 97 98 82 82 86 8 9 13 12 13 12 13 19 20 14 21 11 7 18 11 12 198 72 124 318 146 142 186 212 116 130 128 56 134 38 10 70 130 64 102 118 96 110 110 100 148 156 "106 134 84 120 200 212 17.4 16.3 15.5 13.7 11.9 10.7 9.9 9.2 8.5 7.3 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.2 6.9 7.4 June 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 June 12, 13 14, 15, 16, 17 June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 June 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, July 1 July 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 July 17 18, 19 20, 21, 22 July 24 25 26 27 28 29 July 31, August 2, 3, September 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 11 12 September 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21 September 22, 28, October 5, 13, 26, 27 October 30, November 1, 3, 20, 21, 22, 23. .. December 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 December 12, 13, 15, 19 December 20, 21, 22, 29 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Sacramento River at Sacramento, Cal. 2 s Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. ft Limiting dates of composite. 1 i 1 fa I '( 8 OOH) d *O If | I 1 O3- (X) March 110 000 22 000 77 000 55 000 21 000 80 000 GO 800 April 110 000 95 000 90 000 90 000 73 000 105 000 o "So * o V 1 !! | | O L *& fl 'f. U I 1 P |3 I 1 i I . 3 1905-6. May 23, 24, 26, 27 13 98 85 67 72 75 93 99 102 116 118 114 112 124 116 118 129 123 132 132 99 122 116 10 4 4 6 5 7 10 8 11 3 .13 6 4 6 6 8 7 -7 7 11 11 11 90 214 18 52 10 46 12 6 14 14 16 38 30 8 36 24 46 18 30 4 68 58 204 130 108 170 130 156 266 218 196 202 216 170 236 212 222 274 230 216 246 254 242 194 1.8 2.1 .8 .7 .5 .3 .1 .0 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 165 208 188 143 92 67 38 29 26 39 29 20 13 19 17 15 16 12 10 14 14 15 40 118 9 20 2 8 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 91 72 55 66 32 28 27 17 14 21 17 9 8 11 10 11 10 7 7 10 9 8 May 28 29 30 31, June 1, 2, 3. June 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, July 7, 8. July 10 11 12 13 14 15 July 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 ... July 23 24 25 26, 27 28 29 July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 .. . August 6 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31 September 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 14, 15 September 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. ... September 26 27, 28, 29 30 October 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18... November 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 November 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. November 27, 28, December 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 December 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16 December 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30 December 31, January 7, 8, 10, 12. 13. o See also Fifth Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 245. 112 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relativ. amount of substances in solution in water from Salmon Creek at Jones house, near Malott, Wash. 1 i Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. Limiting dates of composite. I s i solids (Ds) ms per liter) t "3 il 6 I I 6 S fc 1 03 II | E 1 1 ! 1 P O w 1 ^ 'o -2. 05 o s & i 5 "3 a &* 1 s 1 1 2 1905-6. May 23-July 8 24 +10.1 124 19 48 14 0.00 60 19 5.6 0.07 July 10-August 5 27 + 4.9 156 16 4.4 olO .00 57 18 5.0 .08 August 6-September 15 27 24 + 9.3 211 207 22 23 5.2 9.9 11 .00 .00 56 59 27 32 5.2 6.8 .10 .02 September 15-November 11 November 12-December 16 i 24 + 6.8 224 21 4.1 10 .00 54 26 5.8 December 17-January 7 12 240 25 4.6 9.2 .00 52 29 .00 Mean 7.8 194 21 4.6 11 .00 56 25 5.7 .05 a Sodium is 88 per cent and potassium is 16 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Salmon Creek near Malott, Wash. Month. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January 15 15 13 9 10 12 February 14 14 12 9 9 12 March 16 36 16 11 16 19 April 041 224 88 70 35 36 82 May 124 332 146 109 214 125 175 June 170 195 215 158 166 131 173 July . 38 51 85 44 43 20 47 August 24 20 30 12 26 22 22 September 23 15 16 8 17 8 14 October 24 20 18 10 12 9 16 November 22 19 14 20 13 14 17 December 21 017 13 11 11 8 14 The year 78 58 40 47 34 50 a Approximate. SALT RIVER NEAR ROOSEVELT, ARIZ. Samples of water were collected from Salt River at a dam site near Roosevelt, Ariz., from April 9, 1905, to April 23, 1906. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey on Salt River at the reservoir site February 7, 1901, and was discontinued December 9, 1907. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : a Water-Supply Papers: 66, pp. 99-100; 73, pp. 26-29; 75, p. 178; 85, pp. 25-29; 100, pp. 42-45; 133, pp. 212-214; 175, pp. 173-177; 211, pp. 130-133; 249, pp. 183-186. a See also First Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 93. SALT RTVEE. 113 Information relative to the quality of Salt River near McDowell; Ariz., below the mouth of Verde River is contained in Bulletin 44, University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, "The river irrigating waters of Arizona," by R. H. Forbes, 1902. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Salt River at dam site near Roosevelt, Ariz. [Drainage area, 5,760 square miles.] Dates. 1905-C. April9-14 6 126 April 17-22 117 April 24, 25, 26 102 May 2, 3, 4, 5 112 JuneS, 9, 10 128 June 13, 19, 21, 23, July 22, 24 10 232 July 25, 26, 26, 29 15 218 July 30-August 5 229 August6-12 238 August 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25 213 August 27, 28, 30, September 5, 14, 16, 18 10 201 October 10, 11, November 5-9 6 212 November 10, 11, 13-18 15 214 November 20-25 194 November 26, 27, 29, 30, December 1,2. 133 December 4, 6, 21, 22, 23 January 17, 18, 20, 22-25 172 January 26, 27, 29, February 6-10 193 February 12-17 132 February 19-24 February 25-28, March 1-3 9 106 March 13, 14, 15, 16 138 March 19-24 133 March 27-31 101 April 9-14 April 16-21 19 54 April 23 112 Analysis (milligrams per liter). So jl .2 M 29 48 32 43 105 542 524 355 528 439 423 417 424 345 49 211 181 218 122 124 126 58 77 34 53 65 55 6,270 532 1,290 588 334 536 2,750 2,850 930 6,940 972 1,940 270 926 2,830 180 226 58 162 134 40 1,540 140 1,140 190 78 180 262 242 176 228 352 1,230 1,150 830 1,160 1,080 1,040 1,060 1,010 874 262 596 496 674 388 412 386 310 310 196 270 252 300 16.0 9.9 11.6 10.3 9.2 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.5 4.7 4.7 4.4 6.1 11.9 7.3 7.9 6.8 7.5 7.1 7.2 15.0 9.3 12.4 10.0 9.3 9.3 22,800 8,790 12,200 8,650 5,470 909 804 634 562 882 518 803 596 1,790 22,800 1,710 2,040 1,170 2,120 1,470 1,520 21,900 4,030 14,500 5,780 4,130 3,840 Solids (tons per day). 386,000 12,600 42, COO 13,700 4,430 1,320 5,970 4,870 1,410 16,500 1,360 4,200 435 4,480 174,000 832 1,250 183 928 532 164 91,000 1,520 44,500 2,970 870 1,870 16,100 5,750 5,800 5,320 5,200 3,000 2,500 1,420 1,760 2,580 1,450 2,300 1,620 4,220 16,100 2,750 2,730 2,130 2,220 1,630 1,590 18,300 3,380 7,680 4,220 2,810 3,110 81210 WSP 27411- 114 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Salt River at dam site near Roosevelt, Ariz. I I Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. Limiting dates of composite. ? 1 3 ' f "3" o. 'So a Is ll 6 o late(HCOs). O ra_ 5 fe . > M g 53 a n a 8 OS ^ S g 1H ~ S 3 H .8 I o H 5 jj 5 W o oq o cc g g 1905-6. April9-May5 18 236 0.00 53 11 16 0.11 June 8- August 5 20 854 4.0 o20 .00 26 .01 August 6-November 9 27 25 +3.6 -2.6 1,070 676 8.7 8.9 2.0 2.4 28 22 .00 .00 21 27 6.7 8.1 42 38 .00 .03 November 10-December 23 January 17-March 16 25 3 496 11 2 8 20 .00 33 10 34 01 February 19-March 3 13 +2.5 401 11 4.0 22 .00 38 11 31 .00 March 19- April 23 18 266 4.1 20 .00 45 12 26 .02 April 16-21 6 +1.8 271 13 4.1 18 .00 44 10 26 .01 Mean 2.7 534 11 3.3 21 .00 36 9.8 30 .02 o Sodium is 96 per cent and potassium is 5.2 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Salt River near Roosevelt, Ariz. Month. 1888.0 1889.o 1890.0 1891.o 1892.o 1893.o 1894.o 1895. 1896.o 1897. 1898. c January 2,090 2,590 1,780 352 286 303 c5,390 447 o2, 650 338 February 1,300 5,050 19,400 6221 747 288 cl 370 393 o970 587 March 4,900 3,600 2,770 6230 7,730 760 cl,740 844 o2,160 688 April... 2,860 1,320 1,920 6315 1,040 616 cl,710 941 c4,280 757 Mav 790 695 1 830 6365 602 271 c673 485 cl HO 448 June 296 322 842 6110 143 166 309 204 c358 237 July 257 272 388 189 279 148 olCO 779 c!75 408 August 161 192 1,790 261 186 753 412 o440 797 c410 385 September 161 240 1,080 378 157 508 280 o242 534 c673 338 October 146 194 1 220 227 196 331 213 o857 398 0549 156 November. 379 259 2,120 230 231 266 207 o764 443 c273 202 December 3 010 2 560 2 820 295 253 283 397 o603 317 o270 300 The year 1 420 1 910 2 530 234 1 080 338 1 190 548 1 160 404 Month. 1899.0 1900.0 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. Mean. Mean, 1901- 1907. January 356 234 582 189 207 221 1,610 1,470 3,410 1,290 1,100 February. 386 221 2,420 207 318 215 8,210 1,430 2,550 2,440 2,190 March 480 230 1,630 201 600 217 15,300 7,770 3,710 2,920 4,200 April.. 536 315 61,050 268 909 148 12, 600 5,080 1,940 2,030 3,140 May 308 866 6735 167 352 132 4,600 1,690 748 862 1,200 June 204 110 6284 106 285 80 1,400 667 514 349 477 July 444 64 6152 78 142 356 529 514 428 303 313 August 671 142 M 478 411 1,510 600 868 1,300 607 791 September 298 116 192 1,060 316 460 722 466 1,130 468 i;->l October 253 161 143 131 253 281 342 300 1,320 184 396 November. 203 387 189 189 211 164 6,390 275 HO 713 1,190 December 195 202 182 441 208 172 1 !> SO 4 950 6580 986 1 170 The year 361 212 661 293 .{.M 330 4 500 2 120 1 540 1,110 1,400 o Proportional part of discharge of Salt River at Arizona Dam. 6 Approximate. c Proportional discharge of Salt River at McDowell. SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. 115 SALT FORK OF RED RIVER NEAR MANGUM, OKLA. Samples of water were collected from Salt Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla., from April 11, 1905, to June 28, 1906. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey near Mangum April 11, 1905, and was discontinued June 30, 1906. Stream- flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 173, pp. 91-93; 209, pp. 67-68. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Salt Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. [Drainage area, 1,220 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I a 'O Solids (tons per day). 1. jl 1' si I r J o 1. 1 1 ^ 9 73 CQ 3 02 ! ^ |S Q I 1 a $ 3 CO 1 j Q 1905-6. April 11 956 1,610 7,430 2,840 940 1,330 4,950 82 1,780 7, .560 3,160 426 1,470 72 1,520 6,750 1,240 554 510 500 1,710 1,420 636 584 332 528 428 560 480 728 624 284 448 460 156 200 124 344 612 672 208 304 216 260 108 172 404 1,970 2,120 1,050 1,980 1,800 2,120 1,480 2,710 1.610 1.460 1,520 2,850 1,580 2,750 2,010 1,880 1,740 2,390 2,310 2,180 1,940 2,130 1,890 2,030 2,180 2,160 2,180 2,130 2,170 2,360 1,950 2,130 2,560 2,610 2,380 2,380 2,590 2,360 2,360 2,400 2.300 2,260 2,240 2,690 2,800 2,710 3.040 2.8 3.2 3.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 18 569 330 291 165 153 185 241 145 186 319 81 13 216 351 99 85 85 70 160 260 160 70 70 30 30 30 62 51 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 51 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 46 2,470 6,620 2,240 419 550 2,470 53 695 3,790 2,720 321 3 915 6,400 332 127 117 95 738 1,000 275 110 63 43 34 45 80 100 77 23 36 57 13 16 10 28 84 73 17 25 18 21 9 14 33 96 3,240 933 1,550 800 874 742 1,760 629 735 1,340 345 97 1,170 1.780 463 550 530 412 840 1,500 818 383 412 175 177 172 353 324 158 173 208 211 193 193 210 191 324 258 187 183 182 218 227 220 246 April 14, 18, 19 11 153 244 April 26 June 6 8 9 11 I 9 13 11 104 118 116 218 160 174 June 14, 15, 16, 17 June 18 20 21 22 23 24 July 25 July 25 26 27 28 29 16 17 6 13 12 16 20 29 116 115 114 100 124 93 138 155 142 168 165 178 145 158 170 180 152 165 170 172 136 154 172 172 160 170 153 174 182 135 172 165 172 165 172 158 158 181 162 127 319 208 139 125 232 122 212 208 172 175 215 225 242 200 213 208 196 211 214 210 200 205 222 205 231 272 266 225 217 231 217 238 238 231 231 231 260 249 251 260 July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 August 6 7 8 9 10 11, 12 August 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28.... September 6, 7, 8, 9, 1C, 11, 12 1.9 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 September 13, 14, 16, 24 . November 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.... November 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25 November 26, 28, 29, 30, December "l, 2. December 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 December 10 11 December 22 December 23 December 24 December 25 December 27 December 30 January 1 January 2 January 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11. January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16 . January 17 January 18 January 19 January 20 January 22 . January 23... 116 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Salt Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, OTcla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I I 1 13 s Solids (tons per day). jj 1 1 to o 2~ a I* gg a is r 1 ^ o_ 1. gf T33_ 02 s ^ T3Q S 5 | I T3 DO B 1 5 1905-6. January 24 6 191 185 172 184 164 164 158 158 166 173 211 230 210 198 185 144 146 172 142 185 198 203 153 153 153 166 151 185 172 209 212 230 198 190 165 170 175 170 179 176 190 181 161 191 172 172 166 182 177 174 174 174 171 163 154 163 147 148 133 135 176 150 170 179 140 135 145 130 271 244 240 254 235 249 262 304 189 307 310 313 254 227 227 211 209 228 240 367 346 275 262 252 257 282 232 268 251 281 281 272 279 "208" 219 217 244 239 250 246 254 242 233 223 213 223 264 252 252 236 232 340 336 367 329 295 291 306 303 193 205 186 193 232 201 195 273 88 116 128 84 56 148 88 348 132 92 144 336 156 84 212 904 720 1,190 1,310 556 476 572 200 248 44 104 184 240 20 348 200 252 424 344 156 3,060 2,740 2,690 2,760 2,780 2,680 2,670 2,660 2,690 3,240 3,650 3,600 3,210 3,010 2,810 2.480 2,760 1,960 1,990 2,620 2,520 2,520 2,400 2,460 2,760 2,750 2,730 3,220 3,150 3,300 3,250 3,520 3,320 3,130 3,290 3,120 3,070 3,180 3,430 3,240 3,400 3,290 3,300 2,910 2,980 2.930 2,920 3,520 3,720 3,800 3,300 3,410 3,920 3,600 3,540 2,930 2,820 2,750 2,950 3,260 2,350 1,820 1,870 1,870 2,880 2,210 2.780 S.OOO 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 30 20 21 22 30 30 30 30 30 12 12 12 12 12 12 130 130 180 180 55 55 55 26 26 26 17 8 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 61 61 61 61 24 24 270 270 170 68 48 48 48 48 7 6 7 5 5 12 7 28 11 3 5 11 5 3 7 317 253 579 635 83 71 85 14 17 3 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 248 148 153 Si 218 217 215 218 105 118 117 104 98 91 870 966 954 968 388 373 373 169 173 193 129 59 44 26 18 9 10 9 17 18 17 17 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 10 10 5 2 1 1 1 583 647 463 453 191 212 1,710 1,330 856 343 309 2S6 359 388 January 25 January 26 January 27 January 29 January 30 January 31 February 2 February 3.. February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 12 February 13 February 14 . February 15 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26 ... . February 27 February 28 March 2 March 3 M'arch 4 March 5 March 6 March 7... March 8 March 9 448 64 168 336 424 152 152 44 248 176 160 300 8 52 600 . 12 456 564 680 228 444 516 464 272 7,790 1,920 1,590 1,180 308 516 200 372 2 1 1 1 1 112 38 73 85 30 18 5,670 1,400 728 216 40 67 26 48 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 .. March 14 March 15... March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22... March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 31 . . April 2 April 3 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 10 April 11 April 12 ADrill3... SALT FORK OF RED RIVER. 117 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Salt Fork of Red River at highway bridge near Mangum, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). I a 1 a "a a I Solids (tons per day). || 8 1 "8 o s 1 l x o>5 1 w? & % 02 ll 1 P 1 1 M 1 1 1 1905-6. April 14... 138 133 128 128 140 140 134 147 153 140 147 128 140 134 97 108 108 115 128 128 102 128 115 121 121 121 121 115 96 115 108 128 128 115 121 108 108' 128 115 102 102 102 121 115 134 108 115 108 128 115 121 121 121 108 114 128 114 114 121 96 103 102 114 251 243 213 213 193 232 232 203 203 213 222 213 203 203 136 136 155 15-5 193 213 77 155 213 203 184 203 242 242 58 106 106 164 184 184 203 203 164 198 59 69 59 198 188 168 149 139 149 149 188 178 198 158 178 158 178 168 178 178 99 178 178 188 676 2,870 2,760 3,040 2,940 3,000 2,980 2,940 1,840 1,840 2,260 2, 240 2,370 2,860 3,000 2,630 1,900 1,940 1,990 2,320 2,420 1,550 1,790 2,420 2,360 2,350 2,440 3,040 3.070 ,660 ,120 ,410 ,860 ,730 2,280 2,290 2,660 2.730 2,880 1,580 1,590 1,460 1,420 2,460 2,400 2,760 2,500 2,470 2,470 2,480 2,840 2,830 2,590 2,520 2,540 2,900 3,340 3,260 3,520 3,350 1,760 3,560 3,500 3,430 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 *2.3 2.3 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8' 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 60 60 48 40 40 40 97 103 58 20 20 20 10 10 10 80 80 80 60 55 185 400 95 95 60 60 36 15 185 420 420 190 118 60 36 12 12 40 450 450 110 81 60 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 110 65 60 48 16 12 12 12 12 16 12 10 8 110 465 446 394 318 324 322 769 BU 288 122 121 128 77 81 71 411 419 431 376 359 777 1,930 621 605 380 396 296 124 830 1,270 1,600 956 551 369 223 86 88 310 1,920 1,940 433 312 399 161 186 189 167 167 167 192 840 455 410 328 125 108 106 114 109 76 115 94 74 April 15 April 16 April 17 36 4 April 18 April 11) 2,900 3,110 1,360 1,300 204 216 232 313 813 379 202 11 12 13 April 20 April 21 April 23 April 24 April 25 April 6 April 28 April 29 May 1 2,000 1,340 1,500 1,410 880 852 7,110 2,030 444 320 292 376 184 184 2,820 4.820 5,160 1,500 1,460 852 460 184 140 1,580 4.860 4,120 4,380 4,200 700 412 104 276 280 316 348 356 324 384 320 220 54 288 324 304 143 127 3,550 2,190 114 82 47 61 18 7 1,410 5,470 5,860 773 466 138 45 6 5 171 5,960 5,000 1.300 920 113 28 7 19 19 21 23 24 96 67 52 29 May 2... May 3 Say 4... May5 May 6... May 14 May 15 Mav 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23... May 24 May 25... May 26 May 27... May 28 May 29... May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2 June 4 . June 5 June 6 ... June 7 June 8. . . . June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 16 June 17 June 18.. June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 12 18 1,650 132 52 172 6 71 4 1 4 June 24 June 25. . June 26 June 27 June 28 118 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Salt Fork of Red River at higJt v2 | 1 1 sa | ^ 2 g J"s 1 8P 11 ^ e "3 o a W 5 ^ M M O PQ 02 5 1905-6. April 14-June 24 19 1,940 3.2 ae 0.00 6.5 53 8.8 0.005 July 25- \ugust 19 26 1 760 ai o6.1 .00 4.4 51 9.4 .002 August 20-November 16 26 2,000 20 7.4 .00 ae 51 9.4 November 19-December 11 ... 20 -0.9 1,980 17 as 7.1 .00 8.0 51 10 .005 December 22- January 13 19 1.1 2,280 12 5.6 8.3 .00 7.3 47 13 .002 January 14-31 16 +3 3 2,540 18 a7 8.2 .00 6.4 51 9.7 .002 February 2-28 21 2,740 20 3.6 7.5 .00 5.5 9.0 .000 March 2 31 29 3,170 20 3.3 6. 1 .00 5.2 52 .000 April 7-29 20 .2 2,410 16 3.4 as .00 6.1 48 8.8 .000 Junel 28 26 - .7 2,150 17 6.4 4.7 .00 6.5 62 7.2 .000 Mean 1.2 2,300 18 40 a9 .00 6.2 52 9.5 .002 a Sodium is 96 per cent and potassium is 4.8 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Salt Fork of Red River near Mangum, OJcla. Month. 1905. 1906. Mean. January 32 32 48 48 March 11 11 April o382 61 222 Mav 439 100 270 165 82 124 July 98 98 138 138 20 20 October 149 149 December 86 86 Mean 100 o April 11-30. SAN FRANCISCO RIVER NEAR ALMA, N. MEX. Samples of water were collected from San Francisco River near Alma, N. Mex., from April 14, 1905, to April 22, 1906. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey near Alma, October 18, 1904, and was discontinued December 31, 1907. Stream-flow data, including gage heights and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey hi the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 133, pp. 206-208; 175, pp. 166-170; 211, pp. 125-128; 249, pp. 177-180. SAN FEANCISCO RIVER, 119 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for San Francisco River near Alma, N. Mex. [Drainage area, 1,800 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). Mean discharge (second- feet). Solids (Ions per day). 1* if o cu^ CCJ ll Ss 1 1 , i 5 & ** 1 . 11 J. J 3 do i I 1 s 1905-6. April 14,17,20 8 10 6 6 20 14 15 19 6 35 150 113 123 192 230 158 169 188 166 205 170 185 208 221 234 206 221 204 181 199 482 171 139 141 147 128 106 83 99 8 11 50 16 39 16 60 121 16 15 12 14 21 21 14 14 18 16 14 13 18 32 64 14 20 16 29 10 13 5 1,510 3,750 220 544 8,150 2,500 6,100 1,080 2,310 170 1,920 350 344 372 366 286 234 1,740 570 928 1,390 1,230 1,800 948 976 2,620 666 1,250 1,170 246 282 192 296 290 338 228 338 474 272 262 312 320 270 258 260 210 262 246 258 304 274 230 246 206 182 194 182 152 146 138 40 16 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1 3.6 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.3 1,020 781 43 6 19 98 75 32 59 36 127 147 48 41 28 23 34 92 58 52 117 246 325 289 215 990 420 653 339 261 4,150 7,900 26 9 418 665 1,240 93 368 17 658 139 45 41 28 18 21 432 89 130 438 817 1,590 741 567 7,010 755 2,200 1,070 174 775 405 34 5 17 60 68 41 43 25 107 127 35 29 20 13 24 61 40 43 87 153 216 161 106 518 207 268 134 97 \pril ) 3.25,27,May 10,13,16 May 25,27, June 16,19,21,23 June 26, July, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1 13 14 15 July 14,16,18,20,22 August 2, 3,4,8,10, 12 Auu'tist 21 , 29, 31 , September 2, 4, 6, 8. . September 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 September 30, October 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13. October 16, 18,20 Ociober 23, November 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 December 3, 5, 7, 9 December 11 , 13, 15, 16 December 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 December 2.'.. 2(1. 27, 30.. . December 3 I.January 2,3,4,5,6 January 7, 8, 9, 10 January 17, 18,19,20 January 21 , 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 January 28, 30, 31, February 1,2,3 February 4,5,6,9,10. .. February 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15 February 21 , 22, 24 February 25, 26, 27, 28, March 1,3 March 4,5,6,7,8,9 March 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 March 20, 21 , 22, 23, 24, 25. March 26, 27, 31... April 1,2,3,4,5,6 April 10,11,12,22 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from San Francisco River near Alma, N. Mex. Limiting dates of composite. Number of daily samples. W Dissolved solids (Ds) (milligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. "c? O, 1 O 3 a T) + 3 O 1 o> C3 o 0^ w I I 1 5 3 O 53 1905-6. April 14- July 15 30 217 366 278 265 231 220 202 174 20 15 12 17 19 17 23 4.0 13 47 4.2 4.3 5.5 3.7 48 12 17 15 14 10 12 8.9 9.8 0.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 65 52 75 85 83 72 63 71 15 10 9.7 6.8 6.5 8.2 12 9.2 "is"" 7.9 6.0 6.5 8.2 &9 8.6 a 14 .07 ""."49 .56 2.0 .64 .10 Ju}v 14-September 18 24 21 19 20 20 21 10 +5.9 + .3 +11 +2.1 +46 +8.2 September 30- December 9 December 11-January 6 January 7-February 3 February 4-March 3 March 4-31 April 1-22 Mean 40 244 18 43 12 .00 71 9. 7 i 9. 2 .57 120 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of San Francisco River near Alma, N. Mex. Month. 1904.a 1905. 1906. 1907. Mean. January 282 48 o 936 422 February. . 7er 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 8 October 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16 October 17,18,19,21 October 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 November 1,2,3,4 November 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 November 19, 20, 21 . 22, 23, 24, 25 November 26, 27, 29, 30, December 1 , 2 December 3,4, 6. 7, 8, 9 December 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 December 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 December 24,25.26,27 . January 1,2,3,4,5,6 January 7.8,9.10,11,12,13 January 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 January 21 , 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 January 28 29 30 31 February 123 February 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10 February 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 February 13, 20, 22, 24 February 26, 27, March 1, 2, 3 March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 March 11 , 12, 13, 14. 15, 16, 17 March 18,20,21.22,23,24 March 26,27,28,29,30,31 106 48 April 1,2, 3, 4, 5 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Sapello River at ford near Los Alamos, N. Mex. 4 fi~ Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. ^ O) 1 on rt 73 <3 'So *- . 3 d 1* '5' a sa T3 + O a O o"5 i 5^ 1 , Q | e 5 CJ i *Z g 1 JMa | s I S" Is | 5 2 1 g ^ i ^ .0 i * H p^ 0$ O 3 M'" PQ do fc 1905-6. March 19-April 15 21 +4.8 186 18 4.1 14 0.00 72 18 3.8 April 16-May 13 28 155 .77 78 16 2 8 20 May 14- June 10 25 +7.5 158 25 3.8 13 .00 79 18 4.4 .14 June 11-July 8 27 +8.1 251 23 4.4 8.4 .00 72 12 6.4 05 July 9-August 5 26 346 25 3.5 7.5 1.9 27 1.6 .08 August 6-September 9 27 304 350 25 26 3.9 4.4 9.2 8.6 .00 .00 73 ""si" 2.8 5.7 .07 .05 September 10-October 8 28 + .9 October 9-November 4 27 1.0 442 22 3.9 7.7 .00 62 31 4.3 20 November 5-December 2 27 +2.1 319 20 3.8 10 .00 63 24 5.3 .08 December 3-27 . 22 +2.1 244 24 4.9 7.4 .00 73 23 5.7 .11 January 1-27 26 1 9 264 24 3.8 6 1 oo 71 22 7 6 .05 January 28-February 24. .. Februarv 26-March 24 23 25 11 +9!l 254 289 209 "~26' 15 "3." 8" 4.0 7.5 6.6 19 .00 .00 .00 72 73 73 27 22 15 7.1 8.3 2.3 .17 .06 .02 March 26-April 5 Mean 3.8 269 23 4.0 9.6 .19 71 22 4.9 .10 a Sodium is 89 per cent and potassium is 14 per cent of this amount. 122 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Sapello River near Los Alamos, N. Mex. Month. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January a40 32 27 2 25 February 61 16 32 3 28 March 120 16 20 3 40 April 289 54 15 16 94 Mav 187 64 64 2 79 June 42 25 49 2 30 J U ly . . 9 19 15 1 11 17 8 19 28 18 8 7 7 5 7 October 6 9 2 2 5 November - - 18 12 2 2 8 December 16 120 2 2 35 Mean 68 32, 21 6 32 o Assumed. SHOSHONE RIVER NEAR CODY, WYO. Samples of water were collected from Shoshone River at a wagon bridge near Cody, Wyo., from April 2, 1905, to March 30, 1906. A gaging station was established near Cody by the United States Geo- logical Survey April 26, 1902. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Water-Supply Papers: 84, pp. 21-23; 99, pp. 83-85; 130, pp. 132-136; 172, pp. 113-115; 208, pp. 103-105; 246, pp. 194-197. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Shoshone River at wagon bridge near Cody, Wyo. [Drainage area, 1,480 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). I 1 T3 1 Solids (tons per day). I I* ft 1 i-i 1 !i 'A ^ I 5 1 ts j! 9 1 it 1 s S 1" PH 5 4 1 1 I 1905-6. April 234567 Tr. 7 100 84 54 74 77 85 70 67 66 48 56 52 37 39 44 52 53 60 64 61 70 7 7 3 3 3 5 6 4 10 3 6 8 4 6 8 31 8 15 9 4 12 46 40 94 86 162 50 218 28 246 258 144 82 202 76 188 154 142 116 128 136 130 110 104 100 104 108 60 90 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 4.4 5.5 5.3 4.7 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.2 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.7 933 967 1,130 921 680 944 1.230 1,720 3,590 6,330 5,770 4,200 6,340 4,850 4,220 3,630 3,080 2,060 2,080 1,000 843 116 104 287 214 298 128 724 130 2,380 4,410 2,240 930 3,460 995 473 402 433 289 235 347 432 510 ,010 ,710 ,630 ,230 030 |l80 April 9 10,11,12,13,14 April 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 April 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 April 30 May 1,2, 3, 4. 5 . May 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 May 15, 16, 17, 18. 19,20 May 21 22 23 24, 25, 26 May 28 29 30 31 June 1 2 June 4 5 6, 7. 8. 9, 10 . June 11 12 13 15 16 17 June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 June 25 27 28 29, 30, July 1 . . . July 2345678 July 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 July 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 66 182 156 64 76 50 116 96 94 150 104 118 647 1,510 867 360 205 114 1,140 799 523 843 281 0/-Q July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 July 30 31 August 1,2 3,4 August 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 August 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 August 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. . . SI I OS HONK KIVKR. 123 Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Shoshone River at wagon bridge near Cody, Wyo. Continued. Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 1 Solids (tons per day. *3 .i s . i i 1 1. &X rf Dates. 1 . C ^-^ 11 i S j> j! $ . 1 |I i! I si ! i "3 |jj 8 tl.2 2 1" r j> * i I I i S 5 ~ O i 5 1 1 1905-6. August 27, 28, 31, September 1,2 September 3 4 5 6 7, 8 000 65 84 81 2 8 8 42 184 120 130 146 2.8 2.7 2.5 902 772 651 102 383 4 292 271 257 September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. . . . September 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. ... 93 8 12 ' 146 2.2 438 14 173 September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. ... 97 11 16 136 2.0 317 14 116 October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 October 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 October 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 3 99 J05 105 7 6 12 14 34 196 182 230 1.9 2.0 2.0 271 290 296 10 27 143 143 184 October 22 23 24 25, 26 27, 28 o 105 14 o 154 2.1 329 o 137 October 29, 30, November 1, 2, 3 124 10 54 204 2.0 295 43 162 November 5 6, 7, 8, 9 . o 118 10 34 186 2.1 382 35 192 November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.. .. 112 11 10 192 2.0 291 8 151 November 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 December 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16. . . 103 112 7 18 24 214 232 2.0 1.9 301 271 20 174 170 December 17, 19, 20, 30 o 109 13 112 168 1.9 269 81 122 December 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 111 8 96 140 1.9 258 67 98 January 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 o 112 11 38 166 1.9 278 28 125 January 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25 92 17 22 180 2.0 303 18 147 January 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Febru- ary 1 o 96 18 26 174 2.0 300 21 141 February 3 4 5 9 10 106 92 14 12 2 8 224 176 2.0 2.0 305 297 2 6 185 141 February 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 February 19 20 21 22, 23, 24 o 99 32 24 168 2.0 295 19 134 February 25, 26, 27, 28, March 3 o 103 14 22 196 2.0 310 18 164 March 4 5, 6, 7, 8 o 114 8 o 208 2.0 287 o 161 March 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 127 24 62 168 2.0 302 51 137 March 18, 24. . o 108 5 84 188 2.0 298 68 151 March 25 26 27 28 29 30 89 10 2.1 348 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Shoshone River at wagon bridge near Cody, Wyo. I Is S Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. 1 ll 3 ft g fe O aS . Limiting dates of composite. * "3 W CO o. s a %3 O S2> O, '3 cS | i pG g ""SB S E 11 '3 1 ii 3 3 " I 1 i fc H fi 3 1 A . 1 o i 1905-6. April 2-29... 26 + 8.9 150 11 4.5 21 0.00 60 23 4.7 0.06 April 30-May 26 25 + 66 128 14 3 8 .19 .00 62 22 4.9 .03 May 28-June 24 26 100 14 6.1 24 .00 55 23 7.0 .04 June 25-July 22. 27 23 +16.7 86 148 134 176 15 18 s 18 14 5.0 3.2 3.9 3 9 21 a 16 17 18 .00 ".'66" 00 58 ""58~ 58 15 17 22 25 11 10 5.3 7.4 .05 .03 .07 .10 July 23-August 18 August 20-September 16 25 28 +10.9 + 31 September 17-October 14 October 15-November 9 24 182 15 4.2 18 .00 6.0 .07 November 11-December 30 24 + 3.1 186 14 4.0 16 .00 59 25 3.9 .17 December 31-February 1 27 23 180 185 14 14 4.3 5 9 17 .00 oo 59 54 24 28 8.9 3 g .24 05 February 3-March 3 +10 2 March 4-30 19 + 64 180 17 4.4 17 .00 47 27 13 .00 Mean 8.2 153 15 4.4 19 .00 57 23 7.2 .08 a Sodium is 88 per cent and potassium is 15.5 per cent of this amount. 124 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Shoshone River near Cody, Wyo. Month. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January '. 303 192 270 285 234 310 266 February 283 301 351 301 291 218 291 March 333 345 833 310 442 246 418 April, . 847 1,150 972 1,030 926 1,170 1,020 May 2,700 1,560 3,770 1 400 2,890 2,520 1 970 2 400 5,650 6,820 7,090 5,750 4,550 5.630 5,380 5,840 Jnlv 2,780 3,560 6,590 3,890 4,860 8,280 6,680 5 230 August 1,340 1,570 2,020 1,290 1,580 2,690 2,200 1,810 September 655 235 752 559 680 1,120 744 678 655 577 225 295 376 641 707 497 November 499 194 303 371 366 449 364 December 441 a200 270 313 325 219 294 The year 1,420 1,900 1,350 1,460 1 960 1 690 1 590 a Revised estimate. STONY CHEEK NEAR FBTJTO, CAL. Samples of water were collected from Stony Creek at the Julian ranch, near Fruto, Cal., from September 14, 1905, to January 13, 1906. A gaging station was established near Fruto by the United States Geological Survey January 30, 1901. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 66, pp. 143-144, 178; 75, p. 211; 81, pp. 341-342; 85, pp. 135-137; 100, pp. 274-276; 134, pp. 116-118; 177, pp. 153-155; 213, pp. 108-109; 251, pp. 170-173. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Stony Creek at Julian ranch, near Fruto, Cal. [Drainage area, 760 square miles.] Analysis (milligrams per liter). ^ 1 Solid (tons per day). i 1 1 I | d 0) J Dates. t. 1. 1 g If 1 3 ji |S 3 o>^ I s ! ,21 IT 3 T3 S 1 o I 2 . O I 5 i a | 1 Q 1905-6. September 14. . 26 122 332 212 3.20 3.24 14 18 1.0 5.8 13 10 October 4 October 1,7, 14, 28, November 4, 11.. .. November 18, 27, December 2, 9, 16, 12 223 42 20 318 3.25 18 1.0 15 23 o 224 70 138 336 3.50 51 19 46 January 1,2,3,4,5,6 g 191 58 2 356 4 00 93 0.5 89 January 7,8,9,10,11,12,13 172 46 12 356 4.70 560 18 539 Analysis of a composite sample, October 1, 1905, to January 13, 1906, gives dissolved solids 326 milligrams per liter; and radicles, in per cent of dissolved solids, as follows: Ca, 12; Mg, 6.1; Na+fK, 10; CO, 0.00; HC0 3 ,63; Cl,17; 8O,,7.1; and NOi, 0.01. TEUCKEE RIVER, Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Stony Creek, near Fruto, Cal. 125 Month. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. . Mean. January 114 1,420 234 2,420 2,230 2,020 1,140 1 370 February 2,710 4,200 1,090 3,800 1,470 1,540 3,310 1 680 2 480 March April May June 893 361 349 66 2,590 1,520 578 132 1,660 892 276 16 4,360 * 1,600 715 165 2,050 870 675 206 2,500 1,280 610 495 4,430 1,640 450 236 993 525 364 186 2,430 1,090 502 188 July 7 3 7 34 36 127 47 48 39 August 4 3 10 14 12 33 15 15 13 September 35 9 8 19 14 17 19 7 16 October 130 92 16 167 16 29 30 34 64 November 161 1,580 613 71 27 61 44 88 331 December 425 1,130 462 453 68 582 597 192 489 The year 430 997 539 970 656 792 1 070 439 750 oApproximate. TRTJCKEE RIVER NEAR DERBY, NEV. Samples of water were collected from Truckee River at the Recla- mation Service diversion dam near Derby, Nev., from April 10, 1906, to March 13, 1907. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey at Vista, Nev., August 18, 1899, and was moved to Derby, Nev., about 15 miles downstream, in 1907. The drainage area is 1,520 square miles at Vista. The flow is practically the same at both points. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : a Annual Reports: 11, II, p. 102; 12, II, pp. 324, 351; 13, III, pp. 95, 99; 20, IV, p. 59; 22, IV, p. 405. Water-Supply Papers: 38, pp. 331-332; 51, pp. 404-405; 52, p. 521; 66, pp. 113-114, 175; 81, pp. 371-373; 85, pp. 117-119; 100, pp. 185-187; 133, pp. 301-303; 176, pp. 84-86; 212, pp. 67-68; 250, pp. 111-112 a See also Second Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 358; Third Ann. Kept., p. 346. 126 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Truckee River at diversion dam near "Derby, Nev. [Drainage area, 1,750 square miles.] Date. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). I TJ I I 1 3 Solids (tons per day). a I ' S | i o !a 1. si a r pq 0> 1 5 QJ ^"^ a 1 o 1 "5 s 0? Is c 03 12 1 f a 1 "o3 I 02 1 1 1 Q 1906-7. April 10 6 21 13 16 13 51 57 45 64 54 64 35 54 54 41 10 77 48 82 102 98 123 104 102 100 99 92 86 96 91 86 126 84 98 86 82 103 95 74 55 67 72 84 86 5 2 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 10 128 150 48 10 48 26 50 10 94 60 28 86 30 30 16 16 54 18 50 64 98 8 52 24 56 8 14 32 28 80 54 46 6 8 34 136 104 94 140 106 132 135 112 134 80 90 116 150 160 172 184 160 124 152 118 134 128 120 116 176 156 144 118 124 162 134 146 138 214 82 122 100 142 130 7.7 8.6 9.9 8.0 7.5 6.8 7.7 8.6 8.4 7.8 8.0 6.0 6.0 .7 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 .9 .3 4.7 5.0 4.5 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.9 6.7 7.6 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 2,840 3,840 5,470 3,160 2,640 1,990 2,840 3,840 3,600 2,940 3,160 1,410 1,410 675 625 675 725 725 775 775 490 675 825 580 1,280 930 825 825 775 930 985 985 775 1,910 2,740 1,540 1,540 1,340 1,280 980 1,550 709 853 343 200 519 97 747 512 107 328 55 51 31 33 113 24 91 142 153 20 116 53 117 20 37 85 59 413 400 191 25 29 117 1,040 1,080 1,390 1,180 756 709 1,040 1,160 1,300 635 768 442 572 292 290 335 313 243 318 247 177 233 268 182 608 392 321 263 259 407 357 389 289 1,100 G07 507 416 514 449 April 18 May8 Mav 17 May 24 June 1 June 9 June 18 June 24 July 1 . . JulyS July 21 July 28 5 10 10 15 15 12 12 8 7 9 11 13 29 12 13 14 25 17 19 22 19 21 12 12 10 16 21 \ugust 5 August 10 August 20 August 27 September 3 September 16 September 24 . . October 2 October 10 October 22 October 29 November 5 November 12 November 20 , . November 26 December 5 December 19 January 1 January 10 January 15 January 29 February 6 February 14 February 24 March 3 March 13 NOTE. Gaging station at Vista, Nev., drainage area 1,520 square miles, about 15 miles above the sampling station. TUOLUMNE RIVER. 127 Relative amount of substances in solution in waterfront Truckee River at diversion dam near Derby, Nev. J |, Radicl BS in p er cent of diss olved solids. ! j| 1 3 Limiting dates of composite. 1 Is, or O M T1 + 1 o W O A X Limber of P issolved s( gram o 1 agnesium os "i" ! 1 | S I 1 fc fc M Q 3 S GO o w o Z 1906-7. \pril 10-Mav 24 106 14 4.6 23 0.00 64 9.3 0.00 Mav 17-June 18 + 14.0 112 15 5.2 23 .00 65 14 11 .06 June 24-Julv 21 101 14 5.0 .00 76 4.0 .02 Julv IN- August 20 \U' r iist 27-Septeml>er 24. .. . + 12.9 151 153 13 5.2 5.7 19 19 .00 .00 65 66 8.6 13 6.6 6.4 .00 .06 Octolx^r 2 9 + 2.3 144 15 4.4 17 .00 64 21 10 .01 November 5-20 + 2.9 174 12 5.6 20 .00 73 14 11 .00 December 5-Januarv 1 + 9.4 180 11 4.6 21 .00 49 14 14 .02 January 10- February 6 + 12.6 160 13 4.1 19 .00 51 14 10 Tr. February 14-March 13 + 12.1 150 15 4.1 18 .00 49 19 -8.7 Tr. Mean 9 5 143 14 4 8 20 .00 62 15 9.1 02 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Truckee River at Vista, Nev. Month. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. Mean. January "700 593 547 Gfil 389 653 572 894 871 1,060 694 February a 650 505 428 1,490 598 624 1,780 943 797 1,620 944 March o650 723 857 1,330 589 1,080 3,430 1,240 1,210 a7,000 1,810 April.. . ^4,500 1,520 854 755 1,380 1,920 1,540 4,170 1,000 2,910 o6,5CO 2,460 May 5,990 2,760 937 1,260 2,140 1,610 1,850 4,920 1,280 3,870 4,180 2,800 June 4,160 1,900 709 1,260 1,060 1,020 3,170 930 3,400 3,950 2,160 July 2,200 945 110 425 o292 259 1,310 260 2,170 2,710 1,070 August 952 485 114 122 315 311 192 771 224 729 1,640 532 September 682 558 123 192 329 443 321 785 279 722 2,060 590 October 742 561 378 429 477 485 486 1,050 430 763 2,130 721 November 765 503 530 567 557 778 845 924 460 900 1,930 796 December. . o750 508 456 561 510 o650 569 844 421 952 1,860 735 The year 980 544 906 758 786 1,980 697 1,610 3,070 1,280 o Approximate. b April 26-30. TUOLUMNE RIVER NEAR LA GRANGE, CAL. Samples of water were collected from Tuolumne River at a wagon bridge near La Grange, CaL, from October 7, 1905, to January 3, 1906. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey near La Grange August 29, 1895. Stream-flow data, includ- ing gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Annual Reports: 18, IV, pp. 378-383; 19, IV, pp. 512-514; 20, IV, pp. 63, 532; 21, IV, pp. 449-450, 454; 22, IV, p. 465. Bulletin 140, pp. 301-303. Water-Supply Papers: 11, p. 90; 16, p. 188; 28, pp. 178-179, 183-186; 38, pp. 393-395; 39, p. 455; 66, pp. 149, 167, 178; 75, p. 214; 81, pp. 386-392; 85, pp. 142-145; 100, pp. 285-287; 134, pp. 156-158; 177, pp. 209-232; 213, pp. 165-169; 251, pp. 270-280. 128 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Additional information in regard to the quality of the water of Tuolumne River is contained in Water-Supply Paper 237, " Quality of California surface waters/' pages 51-53. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Tuolumne River at wagon bridge near La Grange, Cal. [Drainage area, 1,500 square miles.] Analysis (milligrams per liter). 1 Solids (tons per day). 1 1 | CO s I 4 Si Dates. 1 X 1 X . I . i " | I co 12 |l IS c 1 1O2 a 1 s 1 a 1 B> 1 1 1 a 1 I i O pq o 02 3 02 q 1905-6. October 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 .. o 61 10 6 130 3.6 36 1 13 October 12 13 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 o 58 9 30 98 3 5 33 3 9 October 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 64 14 16 88 3.7 51 2 12 October 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 o 62 11 66 86 3 7 51 9 12 November 1, 2, 3, 4 61 12 6 104 3.6 48 1 13 November 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 o 69 12 2 144 3 6 48 o 19 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 71 7 12 92 3.7 53 2 13 November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 83 69 18 18 10 6 146 116 3.8 3.9 64 103 2 2 25 32 November 24, 26, 27, 30, December 1, 2. December 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 63 10 58 96 4.0 120 19 31 December 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 . . o 67 11 122 96 4.0 126 42 33 December 24, 26 27 28 29,33 o 56 11 40 98 4 1 144 16 38 December 31, January 1, 2, 3 . . 59 11 56 170 4.1 158 24 72 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Tuolumne River at wagon bridge near La Grange, Cal. I 4 Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. A 53 1 si a . o Limiting dates of composite. 1 fi | S 13 I I *$ O CQ 6 1 R ll g 1 , 1 1 I I 1 fl O w *3 H. ^ c$ P< 2 P ^ 23 13 Ca *rt W i o 3 = 3 ** A 5 o s CO o PQ 03 o 55 1905. October 7 31 28 +5.6 96 20 5.3 14 0.00 61 19 10 4.6 November 24, December 30 29 + 10.7 110 18 5.4 17 .00 62 19 10 .08 Mean . . 8.2 103 19 5.4 15 .00 62 19 10 2.3 TTIIKKY CKKKK. 129 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Tuolumne River and Modesto and Turlock canal-s near La Grange, Cal. Month. 1895. 1896. L897. 18( . 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 2,310 1,230 KM 48 1 2,380 3,350 352 1. Hill 5,170 MM) 71 ) 1,030 7,200 1. IKi M-in-h 2,720 4,030 1, '"II 3,621 1 2,430 3,720 2,290 April 3,520 7,740 4, HO 5,191 ) 2,480 3,960 5,000 May -1, i::o 1 1,900 4, 00 4,51 i 6,930 N.nin 6,660 jm^e 7,690 5,670 2, ISO 6.60 1 5,360 9,390 6,920 JUly 3,000 2,180 >77 1,021 1 814 3,700 1,400 VU'MI^t 485 237 86 201 1 100 784 378 St>] Member ""'263' 432 86 "n 5 ?. 37 175 91 ( )cioh(>r 134 120 ua ,Y> 51 > 1,230 211 113 November 113 1,140 768 n 2,431 1 2,540 574 676 December 270 1,080 1,100 156 3,05 1 1,330 1,340 809 The year 2,340 3,360 1 ISO 2,321 I 2,ioo 3,540 2,180 Month. 1903. 1904. 190 5. 1 906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January . 2,070 4C 1 745 2,860 2,460 1,180 1,560 February 1,790 4,K ii 1, 930 2,180 4,240 1,000 2,530 March 3,370 5,9i il 3, 490 7,180 11,200 2,120 4,100 \pril 6,010 6,41 4, 020 6,500 9,810 3,500 5,240 May 8,300 11,70 n 5, 930 1 1,100 10,500 4,100 7,600 7,810 9,5 il 5, 970 1 3,900 11,200 3,070 7,350 Tuly 1,420 2,9; il 1, 340 1 1,600 8,210 1,020 3,000 263 7( ' ?1? 2,220 2,140 390 636 i ber 105 & ' 78 470 496 116 220 October 72 3,5^ i) 46 216 304 219 499 November. 1,040 81 8 6? 243 322 218 783 December 432 4( :; 1?9 1,470 634 362 909 The year 2,720 3,9 1) 2, 000 4,990 5,130 1,440 2,870 NOTE. No flow in Modesto canal until 1903. Not included in table is flow of La Grange Ditch and Hy- draulii- Mining Company's canal with following approximate discharge in second-feet: 1895, 35; 1896, 32; 1897-1899, 24; 1900, 20; 1901-1908, less than 10. The Tuolumne was gaged at Modesto, a short distance below La Grange, by the state engineer, from November, 1878, to October, 1884, and by the U. S. Geological Survey In 1895 and 1896. Monthly discharge for these periods is published in Water-Supply Paper 81, pp. 396-399; the monthly mean discharge is given below. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Tuolumne River near Modesto, Cal. Month. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1895. 1896. Mean. 478 409 2 880 620 654 410 4 830 3 080 1,670 February 1,880 625 6,760 573 490 490 3,920 1,180 1,990 March 2,800 832 2,880 2,160 1,310 6,540 3,160 2,720 2,800 April 4,460 7,140 6,260 3,540 3,270 7,360 5,820 3,580 5,180 Mav 5,090 10,400 7,270 7,460 8,180 7,360 11,800 5,180 7,840 June 7,060 14,100 5,220 8,050 6,540 8,180 9,160 11,600 8,740 July 1,980 7,6?0 2,000 2,740 1,640 6,540 3,830 4,120 3,810 August 183 1,230 391 574 490 1,640 848 575 741 September 39 134 125 255 327 327 615 574 30 October 30 56 130 873 262 245 152 224 246 Xoyomber 65 101 35 193 570 327 255 1,210 344 December C5 903 1,100 620 327 327 283 1,030 582 The year 2 080 3 640 2 890 2,310 1,980 3,720 2,930 2,850 TURKEY CHEEK NEAR OLUSTEE, OKLA. Samples of water were collected from Turkey Creek at Fullerton dam, near Olustee, Okla., from March 4, 1906, to February 19, 1907. A ga:\i 225 590 600 610 590 590 610 29 310 484 542 590 561 29 271 426 494 87 387 97 242 406 87 106 325 382 148 366 89 404 446 485 79 138 386 20 40 386 507 455 150 107 244 410 51 23 34 216 512 451 475 494 39 403 MS 465 us 380 64 .12 20 948 12 36 60 124 1,930 360 232 196 220 88 128 192 148 132 216 144 80 116 80 124 100 84 108 308 20 148 568 60 28 148 864 1,040 556 88 .W, 400 40 176 84 136 415 :iM 240 148 ,280 ,520 ,300 ,300 ,300 ,600 4,280 412 2,650 3,670 4,090 4,220 4,110 224 2,720 3,580 3,860 1,180 3,300 880 2,350 3,470 1,120 1,260 3,680 2,510 1,600 3,170 1,400 3,460 3,710 3,860 1,090 1,060 2,210 1,510 3,330 492 688 3,370 3,940 3,700 1,240 1,180 2,360 3,240 892 344 -ISO 2,210 3,940 3,770 3,840 4,050 588 3,630 4,020 3,880 8,000 3,940 VERDE RIVER. 131 Partial analyses and gage heights for Turkey Creek at Fullerton dam, near Olustee, Okla. Continued. Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean iSSt (feet). Carbon- ate radicle (C0). Clear bonate radicle (HC0 3 ) Chlorine radicle (Cl). Sus- pended matter (Sm). Dis- solved solids (Ds). 1906-7. Nu\ omber 19.. .' 9 250 261 255 62 129 200 229 224 215 215 200 215 220 191 57 210 210 229 182 258 248 229 248 281 200 .190 485 507 540 102 88 320 454 470 501 485 496 501 501 516 41 434 485 434 506 423 437 454 454 516 516 516 200 108 292 360 204 212 224 336 360 88 64 124 112 456 112 136 436 280 128 336 72 20 96 20 12 4,040 3,860 3,970 1,280 1,040 2,960 3,880 3,870 3,970 3,740 4,010 3,980 3,900 3,910 708 3,650 3,860 3,760 4,040 3,760 3,770 3,900 3,940 3,920 4,040 3,980 2.7 2.7 3.1 6.2 8.4 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 7.6 3.7 3.2 7.6 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 November 23 November 30 December 5 December 12 ... December 14 December 22 December 27 December 31 January 6 January 12 January 20 January 24 February 4 February 11 February 19 Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Turkey Creek at Fullerton dam, near Olustee, Okla. t | Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. ft 5 . Limiting dates of composite. 3 13 | S -0 + 1 08 o 6 . ^ O S S m *^s ^^ ^ i Q? c3 t> *-" a i g * 1 ^ I = I a II 5 o 1 1 a W Q S M o m 2 fc 1906-7. March 4 June 28_ 29 +1.9 3,080 17 3.2 8.2 0.00 7.4 45 12 0.00 July 2-October 29 November 3-February 19 27 29 +1.4 2,580 3,840 16 14 3.3 3.8 8.5 9.1 .00 .00 6.8 4.1 46 12 12 .00 .01 Mean 1.6 3, 170 16 3.4 8.6 .00 6.1 46 12 T. VERDE RIVER NEAR, McDOWELL, ARIZ. Samples of water were collected from Verde River at Mesa, near McDowell, Ariz., from April 5, 1905, to March 10, 1906. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey near McDowell^ Ariz., April 20, 1897. Stream-flow data, including gage 132 SOME STREAM WATEES OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports : Annual Reports: 11, II, p. 100; 19, IV, pp. 420-423; 20, IV, pp. 59, 407; 21, IV, pp. 387-388. Bulletin 131, pp. 49, 51. Water-Supply Papers: 16, p. 150; 28, pp. 133, 141, 143; 38, pp. 323-324; 50, p. 387; 66, pp. 102-103; 73, pp. 13-16; 75, p. 177; 85, pp. 21-23; 100, pp. 31-36; 133,. pp. 222-227; 175, pp. 181-185; 211, pp. 137-139? 249, pp. 191-195. Information relative to the quality of Salt River at McDowell, below the mouth of Verde River, is contained in Bulletin 44 of the University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, "The river irrigating waters of Arizona/' by R. H. Forbes, 1902. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Verde River at Mesa, near McDowell, Ariz. [Drainage area, 6,000 square miles.] Analysis (milligrams per liter). I fl Solids (tons per day). Dates. "o 1 B 1 it 1 . i i o> . |* ts 1 1 I" e8"o s Si P<+^ i~ a ti GO " 1 a si 3 02 s 1 1 3 02 P 1905-6, April 5 11 14 18 20 22 10 172 15 1,460 272 7.9 5,400 21,300 3,960 April 25 26, 28, May 1, 3, 6 7 210 27 396 314 6.0 1,820 1,950 1,550 May 9 12 13 15 17 19 19 203 25 200 316 5.4 1,100 594 938 May 23, 24 26,29 31, June 2... . 13 242 39 26 420 4.3 397 28 451 June 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 24 182 41 38 422 4.0 320 33 365 June 20 22 24 . 7 255 53 56 416 3.8 234 35 26] June 28 29 July 468 o 285 41 2 490 3.6 143 1 189 July 11 15 18, 20, 22 . . 242 51 92 452 3.7 203 50 253 July 25 27 28 29 36 185 4,340 496 4.2 368 4,310 492 August 1 3, 5 . 8 250 ""46" 1,850 432 4.3 408 2,040 475 August 8 10 12 16 22, 24 18 236 179 284 26 28 37 5,000 6,860 2,940 378 328 410 4.5 5.1 4.9 530 954 1,110 7,160 17,700 8,820 541 845 1,230 August 29, 31, September 2, 5, 7, 9 ... September 12, 15, 19, 21, 23, 26, 30. ... October 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19. .. 20 242 33 304 414 4.2 386 317 432 October 21, 26, 28, 31, November 2, 4. 9 267 30 170 326 4.0 313 144 276 November 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 250 28 1,320 340 4.7 837 2,980 768 November 22, 24, December 2, 5, 8, 12, 15 234 25 266 306 4.6 1,070 768 884 December 19, 22, 26, 29, January 5, 6. . 11 262 30 12 404 3.6 520 17 567 January 9, 11, 13, 16, 23, 26 16 234 25 140 348 3.9 711 269 668 January 30, February 1, 3, 6, 13, 15, 17. 236 21 198 288 5.1 723- 387 562 February 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 202 23 126 268 5.1 1,530 520 1,110 February 26, 27, 28, March 1, 2, 3 8 199 34 2 334 4.5 1,040 6 938 March 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 6 223 29 50 326 4.1 655 88 576 a See also First Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service, p. 87. VERDE RIVER. 133 tive amount of substances in solution in water Jrom Verde River at Mesa, near McDowell, Ariz. | 1$ Radicl es in p er cent "Mis solved solids. Limiting dates of composite. Number of daily san W Dissolved solids (milligrams per lit t t Sodium and potas- sium (Na+JK). Carbonate (CO,). Bicarbonate (HC0 8 ). Sulphate (SO<). Chlorine (Cl). O 1905-6. April 5- June 2 24 +3.1 338 14 7.1 11 1.3 65 16 7.1 0.13 June 5-July 22 20 438 16 7.5 14 1.4 21 9 e 07 lul v ''."> September 9 . 19 370 6.5 o!4 .00 65 17 9.7 .06 September 1'J -November 18 November 22-February 17 26 26 4.7 405 346 17 16 6.9 4.0 13 11 .00 .00 70 72 22 16 ...... .02 .08 February 19 March 10 18 +8.0 297 19 7.4 12 2.4 71 15 8 4 01 Mean 5.3 366 16 6.6 12 .85 69 18 9.2 .06 o Sodium is 98 per cent and potassium is 2.4 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Verde River near McDowell, Ariz. Month. 1888.o 1889.* 1890.a 1891.o 1892.0 1893.o 1894.o 1895.o 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. January . 2,500 1, 170. 3,410 795 197 141 208 204 250 220 288 2,840 2,090 4,540 2,500 3C8 174 153 220 1,900 1,120 1,380 2,360 3,130 1,440 17,500 1,930 534 458 401 314 278 395 258 256 328 284 6192 6160 688 691 652 152. 198 164 223 257 282 231 672 5,390 290 150 68. 225 802 380 376 296 315 244 259 530 171 68 79 119 439 292 242 230 442 4,040 1,690 3,720 750 258 153 145 359 176 475 463 391 324 154 270 220 172 117 864 o849 o557 0452 o492 o352 o2, 140 o873 ol,500 al,190 269 150 130 439 992 309 262 267 253 496 639 319 184 139 323 400 338 169 195 303 350 344 260 205 152 152 365 434 357 549 203 292 February March April May... June July. August 172 168 166 421 3,350 September October November December The year. 1,020 1,670 2,000 179 778 259 1,050 402 710 313 305 Month. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. Mean, 1896? 1908. January 189 199 160 88 91 52 . 52 151 121 183 430 224 351 1,860 895 185 140 105 210 627 93 134 245 268 224 239 6246 6220 6184 6117 686 6478 61,060 6144 6208 6644 6249 6362 6 1, 470 62,750 141 136 232 329 513 318 207 227 237 226 184 119 126 63 729 1,620 482 188 210 241 1,420 7,710 8,780 5,230 832 283 245 567 771 544 3,430 875 812 1,200 5,460 1,030 247 150 234 743 211 181 312 2,640 2,430 2,620 3,780 838 251 209 217 432 403 614 375 323 306 1,970 1,390 301 443 146 463 870 356 264 281 3,130 1,010 2,210 2,130 785 231 143 277 585 445 352 544 993 595 1,450 1,960 959 249 140 319 591 475 300 530 na February . March . April . . . May June July August September October November December The year 161 426 321 578 369 2,560 1,100 1,040 827 809 696 o From Water-Supply Paper 73; obtained by taking proportional part of discharge of Salt River at Ari- zona dam. 6 Approximate. 134 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR BILLINGS, MONT. Samples of water were collected from Yellowstone River at a county bridge near Billings, Mont., from May 20 to November 24, 1905. A gaging station was established by the United States Geo- logical Survey near Billings May 29, 1904, and was discontinued December 31, 1905. A station was established at Junction May 10, 1906, and was discontinued December 31, 1907; and a station was then established at Huntley, Mont., January 1, 1907. The flow at the three stations is approximately the same. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for these stations have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 130, pp. 120-122; 172, pp. 95-97; 208, pp. 88-90; 246, pp. 144-148. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Yellowstone River at county bridge near Billings, Mont. [Drainage area, 11,180 square miles.] Analysis (milligrams per liter). f second- Solids (tons per day). 1 .A 1 2 I 1 . Dates. ? '* ^ 8 o 3 l| 9 ' | tsg O, gjj all g> J 3 "S 541 1 "" a s j> o O % 02 Q ' s 1 02 Q 1905. May 20, 24, June 7, 11, 12, 13, 14. .. 7 92 87 35 11 914 216 238 148 7.6 7.9 21,800 21,700 53,800 12,700 14,000 8,660 June 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 ... July 5, 6, 7, 8 74 7 1,110 138 7.6 20,100 60,000 7,490 July 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 o 69 6 64 164 6.6 16,000 2,770 7,090 July 26 August 123 102 120 12 8 258 114 192 236 4.3 3.7 8,600 7,100 6,000 2,190 4,460 4,530 August 6, 7, 9, 10, 15 August 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Septem- ber 1 110 17 10 230 2.7 4,770 129 2,960 September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 105 118 133 135 16 20 15 18 66 10 38 102 184 260 300 320 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.2 4,570 3,820 3,660 3,810 815 103 376 1,050 2,270 2,680 2,970 3,290 September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19. ... September 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30. ... October 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11 October 12, 13, 14, November 13, 14, 15, 16 11 120 20 182 354 2.0 3,360 1,650 3,210 November 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. ... 144 18 46 336 1.9 3,160 393 2,870 YELLOWSTONE RIYKII. 135 amount of substances in solution in water from Yellowstone River at county bridge near Billings, Mont. 4 i. Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. Limiting dates of composite. i solids (Ds] is per liter | 1 s + o. 1 w 6 ? *S ^ 1 e f I 1 ll O 33 I 1 1* j 1 fe H Q o 00 O 00 8 2 1905. July ''(V-September 19 24 27 -3.7 231 325 15 12 2.0 5.5 14 13 0.00 .00 49 46 32 5.6 5 5 0.08 .06 September '^1 November 24 Mean 3.7 278 14 3.8 13 .00 48 32 5.6 .07 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River near Billings, Mont. Month. 1904.o 1905.a 1906.6 1907.6 1908. c Mean. January d 1,560 c2,790 2,180 February d4,500 1,870 3,180 March 2,610 /3,140 1,880 2,540 April 2,750 4,000 4,470 3,740 May 5,940 g 16, 400 9,800 12,700 11,200 June 26,000 24,700 20,100 27,800 31,500 26,000 July 18,100 14,700 14,600 34,400 23,400 21,000 August 8,260 6,220 7,060 13,200 9,070 8,760 September 5,240 3,930 4,520 6,630 5,450 5,150 October 3,970 3,620 3,140 4,930 5,420 4,210 November 3,420 3,290 2,770 3,650 4,140 3,450 December 2,910 2,810 3,040 2,940 2,920 The year 9,720 8,800 7,860 a Billings; drainage area, 11,180 square miles. b Junction; drainage area, 13,500 square miles, c Huntley; drainage area, 12,000 square miles. d Estimated. March 12-31. /March 19-31. g May 10-31. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR GLENDIVE, MONT. Samples of water were collected from Yellowstone River at a high- way bridge near Glendive, Mont., from March 28, 1905, to April 21, 1906. A gaging station was established near Glendive in 1893, and gage heights recorded by the United States Weather Bureau. The records of the United States Geological Survey begin August 1, 1903. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and esti- mates of discharge for the station have been published by the Sur- vey in the following reports: Water-Supply Papers: 99, pp. 91-97; 130, pp. 123-126; 172, pp. 97-100; 208, pp. 90-92; 246, pp. 149-150. 136 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Partial analyses, gage heights and rates of discharge of water and solids for Yellowstone River at highway bridge near Glendive, Mont. [Drainage area, 66,100 square miles.] Dates. Analysis (milligrams per liter). Mean gage height (feet). 6 fl fe I 5 O Solids (tons per day). 3 I jt 1 2 li Is 5 O 1 ii t 00 i 8 j* I ft 1 ! & i 1 1 1 I Q 1905-6. March 28o 94 86 76 4 868 1,920 1,200 616 960 2,210 4,840 1,360 684 522 430 90 730 126 148 1,910 3,920 1,630 868 190 268 56 92 74 58 504 1,120 582 548 564 484 504 440 384 190 238 188 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.6 7.4 6.2 5.4 4.6 4.5 5.4 3.0 2.4 2.7 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 3.3 2.5 2.2 4,310 4,310 4,040 -3,780 5,180 6,470 43,300 30,100 23,200 17,900 19,400 12,000 10,400 8,600 9,450 6,850 6,830 6,100 5,050 5,000 6,720 5,270 5,200 5,830 5,760 5,760 5,400 5,240 5,100 12,000 8,930 7,780 1,090 1,000 830 41 12,100 33,600 141,000 50,100 60,100 107,000 254,000 44,200 19,200 12,100 11,000 1,670 13,500 2,070 2,020 25,700 71,100 23,300 12,200 2,990 4,170 871 1,340 1,050 799 16,300 26,900 12,200 6,380 6,560 5,290 5,150 6,150 6,710 22,200 19,400 11,800 "14," 400 8,040 7.300 5,530 7.700 5,150 5.750 4.350 4,200 4,700 7,360 5,850 5,250 7,000 6,660 6,940 6,210 6,000 6,550 13,200 12,800 10,000 March 28 b April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 11 159 175 170 154 105 88 88 29 107 115 108 120 21 18 19 15 217 11 8 5 10 20 15 14 April 9 10 11, 12, 13 April 28, 29, 30, May 1, 2, 3, 6. . . May 4 5, 7, 8 July 4, 5, 7, 8 July 9 10, 11, 14, 15 July 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 . 274 248 260 238 302 278 312 264 308 348 406 410 374 444 428 446 426 424 476 406 530 478 August 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 August 22 August 27, 28, 29, September 1, 2 September 456789 10 7 121 129 106 141 146 142 149 11 20 14 15 13 28 21 September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. . . . September 18, 19, 20, 2.1, 22, 23, 26. ... September 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, October 1. October 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 9 October 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 October 13 October 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 7 6 5 ' 148 163 161 175 180 168 142 166 166 17 16 20 18 20 16 29 20 10 October 24, 25 26, 27, 28 October 29, 30, 31, November 1, 2. ... November 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. ... November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 / . . April 456789 April 10,11, 12,13, 14.... April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 a Station 200; depth, 2.3 feet. b Station 440; depth, 4.8 feet. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Yellowstone River at highway bridge near Glendive, Mont. Limiting dates of composite. Number of daily samples. H Dissolved solids (Ds) (mil- ligrams per liter). Radicles in per cent of dissolved solids. "c? j fa -0 + 1 li" Carbonate (CO 3 ). Bicarbonate (HCO 3 ). Sulphate (SO*). O Nitrate (NO 3 ). 1905-6. April 2- May 8 . . 21 22 28 27 24 18 +2.4 466 198 263 396 445 448 14 16 17 16 15 15 5.4 4.9 3.7 4.5 5.4 12 15 a 14 15 13 12 1.3 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 37 52 43 36 38 28 39 ""38* 42 40 .46 3.6 7.1 . 3.8 4.5 7.2 0.01 .04 .08 .05 .02 July 4-29 July 30- August 26 +4.5 +6.2 +2.3 September 25-October 23 October 24-November 18 April 4-21 Mean* 3.8 369 15 4.8 14 .22 39 41 5.2 .04 o Sodium is 95 per cent and potassium is 7.1 per cent of this amount. YUBA RIVER. 137 Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River near Glendive, Mont. Month. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. Mean. January a 5, 700 a 5 700 February a 5, 700 a 5 700 Murrli 617,600 a 5, 700 c4,670 d9 680 e^ 760 April 6 210 13 900 4 370 10 700 (i 'iio , g 44Q 8 430 Mav 10 800 27 000 9 670 25 100 20 600 21 300 to inn June .... 40 000 54 900 48 000 41 500 53 200 60 800 49 800 July 28 100 33 500 29 200 26 300 64 000 44 800 17 fi/jn Vuu'ii^t 14,000 12,700 11 100 15 400 24 100 16 400 15 600 September 7 740 8 270 5 750 8 820 11 600 8 620 8 470 October 6,860 5,920 5,610 8 220 9 500 7 220 November o5 750 5 920 5 570 6 100 /7 710 6 080 IVtvuiber a 5 700 07 710 *5 380 r (\ 000 The year ' 14 800 a Estimated. b March 16-31. c March 20-31. d March 24^31. /Nov< ovember 1-10. ff December 1-5. A December 1-12. YUBA RIVER NEAR SMART SVILLE, CAL. Samples of water were collected from Yuba River at the narrows near Smartsville, Cal., from July 7 to September 7, 1905. A gaging station was established by the United States Geological Survey near Smartsville, June 2, 1903. Stream-flow data, including gage heights, rating tables, and estimates of discharge, for the station have been published by the Survey in the following reports: Annual Report 22, IV, p. 463. Water-Supply Papers: 51, pp. 452-453; 85, p. 157; 100, pp. 270-272; 134, pp. 140-143; 177, pp. 160-164; 213, pp. 141-143; 251, pp. 213-216. Additional information in regard to the quality of the water of Yuba River is contained in Water-Supply Paper 237, " Quality of California surface waters," pages 38-41. Partial analyses, gage heights, and rates of discharge of water and solids for Yuba River at the narrows near Smartsville, Cal. [Drainage area, 1,220 square miles.] Analysis (milligrams per liter). 9> TJ Solids (tons per day). Dates. I 1 ite radicle 8 ). 1 '. 1 i i B height (fe ft 1 1 + o go Q> W ^ c^ W) 'n 8 -g pS- 2* ca^ <-' >*-' ) q > 2 I I ft 1 I ft i w O CO p s a CO p 1905. July 7... 60 134 2.4 980 159 355 July 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15... 72 7 76 96 2.2 845 174 219 July 20 o 218 2 710 o 417 July 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 6.1 74 7 26 118 1.8 585 41 186 August 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 74 12 18 96 1.5 480 23 124 August 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 . 78 12 112 118 1.4 459 139 146 August 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 74 2 106 112 1.4 459 131 139 August 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1,2... September 4, 5, 6, 7 81 88 8 8 124 88 126 152 1.3 1.3 435 435 146 103 148 178 138 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. Relative amount of substances in solution in water from Yuba River at the narrows near Smartsville, Cat. C r?-- I .adicle s in pe r cent of diss olved solids. ft ^1s Limiting dates of composite. ? d solids r rams per lit g M a | fe ci te (CO 3 ). b o n a t e C0 3 ). d S 0) g O <5 . = s | S^ 1 ; s c S g o $ S o .3 | 1 Pi I S 1 H G a a 5" 3 pq i 1 s 1905. July 7, August 19 29 0.5 123 15 3.7 a 15 6.2 58 19 5.7 0.11 August 21 September 7 16 +8.8 152 18 4.3 14 .00 57 22 6.0 .06 Mean 4.6 138 16 4.0 14 3.1 58 20 5.8 .08 a Sodium is 87 per cent and potassium is 18 per cent of this amount. Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Yuba River near Smartsville, Cal. Month. 1900. 1903. 1904. 1905. ]906. 1907. 1908. Mean. 1.920 4,900 7,560 4,990 3,380 4,550 February 14,900 5,010 4,970 14,100 2,230 8,240 March 15,400 7,110 12,000 17,300 3,590 11,100 April 10,600 6,750 8,770 13,100 4,800 8,800 MaV 10,600 6,070 10,800 8,750 5,200 8,280 June 2,910 4,650 3,100 10,000 6,750 3,180 5,100 July 724 899 1,160 782 3,350 3,060 705 1,530 August 480 516 580 471 744 736 350 554 September 458 479 637 429 520 505 329 480 October .. . ol,540 550 1,860 453 403 517 521 835 November 4,890 1,180 474 757 472 478 1,380 December 2,010 2,280 566 4,130 1,590 764 1,890 The year .5,480 3,010 5,330 5,990 2,130 4,390 o October 1-13. SI'MMAIIV. 139 I 1 tr 4, a o" S a 1 1 < c3 (SON) ai-WN OO Oi *< coco^' >oiO'!j< - ^co^Htdc^co"5-^'C'*^co'O O IM iO OS O Ol CO CO 00 b~ O ^H i-H U5 r O>O OS ^ 882 O1OO o> oo oi ^ T; 13 C 2 (BO) (ja^l J9d sureoSiinra) (SQ) SPHOS p9Aiossi(i |1 3 ~ 140 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. + 1 +++++ 1 ++++ 1 ++++ ++ '( ON) a^lIN ! bf q ( OOH) '(Sl+BN) rams -SBjodpuBUimpog (BO) umpiBo '( ON) 9miJN (10) auuomo U5ioOfO ( OOH) (XH'BN) turns -SBiodpuBtunipog ^J g W ^ CD j-j CO CC t^ O >O 00 W c^^j ^J Oi C<) Tt< iC f^ t~ Oi iO (M O O5 5O O .-i O> * CO CO O CO O -^ i-( OC ^ ^ ri|_j 1 J.g i "8 S t s < 1 >;2 ^o=3| 1= ll^ | 111 g^S^lwStfl^-g^f^^^lwo NS5S 1 Irf 2 Sl^^a SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. 141 MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES. In addition to the series of analyses of stream waters, analyses of waters from streams, lakes, springs, wells, and borings were made from time to time at the Berkeley laboratory. These analyses are included under appropriate headings in the tables following. 142 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. O jad suo^) spnos paAiossiQ (ABP lad suoi) lawem papuadsns 3 ( 8 ON) apipui do) -Cos) apipBJ ( OOH) 9P -ipBJ -Coo) apipBJ saioipBJ uinissB:}. -od ' PUB uinipos (BO) II Illl fiQOQP MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES. 143 ll g 2 ,n"(N~ ,-T .-i'l-IV^-T^o'tOcf '!'*< 'SS^ S5S 0000 OO O O 00 O O O _0 O O III: 00? 0,0 - ft, _0 _0 _0 _0 _0 O S i g.: ~ -- ~ -T 7: ~ -r .:= 2 1 fl~ f*< * - - ' II 1 | II VAli ^ ^^ < -s ?- |l S 1.1 |S :tf 2b P U Jo o dO o2 OTJ-OH-O^ iS: ftft ft ftfiftftfteCQQQQo|o QQOQ O 144 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. SB (NO: jad suoj) spips paApssjcr suo;) papuadsng '( 8 ON) do) euuomo '( E 00) oo ooooooo -oa pus ranipog ~ C; .-I U? B? :g S3 II S^ 3 * (MOSOJ : : : ^ f a . . . o :J SoTS I 2 I = E-g ss ^2 w rtl 'ig5:^ : : So fc :3 :< -. MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES. 145 HI III ill ll llll S88 M S I S I I Si! 0? rHVrCS~ ~ M V 'S : 22 g 385 2 c ^ ~ I a- S| j S 22S5SSS S cc e$ w 1-1 c^rH.-H I-H >-i OOO 00 O 9 OOOOiOO O W5 Of O 1C -88 :S I a-| =n^ --^ S 111 I i CD 00 * CO I-H O> O -^ . S"3 I SQ^ 2 - o v O ^ X 81210 WSP 27411 10 C l& Xi os s i ^"i J .X-.2? 5- E i 3JL 2^1 oil il? laSS Hi I! ccGot^ c3 ooo o t^ ooecooooo o^n ooooo o o o^ooo- W H oo <> tf od I* >,^ - 6 Vx 55M ,, J^CQCQ Z . c 1 := 'til 1 ^2lll|^^2gf :x nllli|l^^ .Z-OfeCQcaQO . PHQ, ^ir 8 :8 tchell 28 E. S5 rs, b , M ch, T S 1 W H .- H H ||jz; e, o- *"2 ' sij d "d ^ ^lijisii^l ll|5lpl^rf| DfeKO B S ^3 a a Mi MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES. ' 8 147 148 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. '"* r * OO T 1 Oi O Oi "5 *O ^ < C^l OJ l~~ O C^ * t>. C<1 < S < CO -f O t>- ic rr CO CO ^ 00000000000 :5gS? : ?5 S in S M 8 : | S S oT ' ! '. .' 1 ! ! 666666 r ~'oc''- | oo o o o o o o o o o ElMli:::: :l ::1 M ::::::::: :q :fc : : : : SSSSS22S co'oo o o o o o o o o o o o T3 'w "O "O 'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'C os . . ; ; . ""? 9 !? 5; tf , . pj tf ^ ^ * *a d * rf'jrfJ*Wjrf of " d " fl? O II MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES. 149 g 5 1 i 8 2 " 3 S 00 rH 2 E S 1 o c S s s a 2 E 5 o 8 4 -i o tib q o "^ 3 a o c o -c a c ^ ^ r pc of j; H 1 OQ ^3 5 I E * h i a Washington.... * o > I c 1 1 C S3 x* > m 150 SOME STREAM WATERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. .ANALYSES OF SUSPENDED MATTER. Colorado River and the Rio Grande carry more matter in suspen- sion than do most other streams in the United States. The nature of this suspended matter and its fertilizing value are of special interest. Analyses of the mineral matter carried by these two streams were made at various times in 1905. The results of plant food analyses, by the method of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, and the ultimate composition of the suspended matter obtained by the fusion method are presented in the following tables : Analyses of suspended matter in water from Colorado River and the Rio Grande in 1905. Constituent. Colorado River at Yuma. Rio Grande at El Paso. Rio Grande at San Marcial. Jan. to Apr. May. June. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. to Sept. Oct. to Dec. Jan. to Sept. Oct. to Dec. 67.00 .13 .77 .18 4.08 1.97 16.64 .49 .17 8.32 .07 Insoluble residue 68.65 .10 .71 .33 5.32 2.40 13.45 .37 .24 8.00 .07 75.80 .09 .61 .30 4.95 1.97 9.37 .24 .20 6.34 .08 78.97 .09 .39 .17 5.15 1.17 7.19 .29 .13 4.59 .07 75.20 .03 .82 .21 4.69 1.59 10.62 .24 .09 5.62 .02 61.80 .05 1.31 .23 6.28 1.93 17.45 .18 .19 10.20 .09 62.83 .03 1.25 .29 7.68 2.68 16.04 .24 .11 10.19 .08 66.40 .04 .91 .17 6.52 2.54 14.76 .29 .11 8.97 .09 68.80 .03 .98 .20 4.73 2.28 14.25 .31 .07 8.02 .08 65.50 .12 .77 .36 4.28 2.12 17.78 .35 .32 9.30 .09 65.00 .13 .95 .40 4.17 2.30 17.69 .56 .24 8.98 .08 63.74 .13 .96 .23 4.17 1.98 18.81 .40 .26 9.25 .09 Soluble silica (SiO2) Potassium oxide (KjO) Sodium oxide (NaaO) Calcium oxide (CaO) Magnesium oxide (MgO). . . Iron and aluminum oxides (Fe 2 OH-Al 2 O 3 ) ' Phosphoric acid (PaOs) Sulphuric acid (SOa) Water and organic matter. . Total nitrogen (N) Ultimate composition of suspended matter in water from Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz., May, 1905, and from Rio Grande at San Marcial, N. Mex., October to December, 1905. Constituent. Colorado River. Rio Grande. Silica (SiOa) 65.09 56.77 Iron oxide (Fe2Oa) 3.79 3.49 Aluminum oxide (A ^Os) 11.50 19.62 Manganese oxide (MnO) .31 .30 Calcium oxide (CaO ) 6.34 4.74 Magnesium oxide (MgO) 1.97 1.97 Sodium oxide (NazO) . 1.66 1.53 Potassium oxide (KjO) 2.62 2.87 Phosphoric acid (PjOs) .33 .51 Sulphuric acid (SOs) .47 .48 Organic and volatile matter . 6.34 8.32 SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE. By HERMAN STABLER. BASIC DATA. The following study of the sediment carried by the Rio Grande is based on (1) measurements made at San Marcial, N. Mex., by the International Boundary Commission and published by the United States Geological Survey; and (2) determinations of silt, by weight, made for the Reclamation Service in the laboratory at Berkeley, Cal., under the direction of T. H. Means and W. H. Heileman. The stream measurements and computations of flow were made in accordance with the usual methods for shifting channels, and reliable results are available for the 12 years beginning with 1897. The analytical results were developed from determinations, by the indirect method, of the weight of suspended matter in samples collected for the most part twice a week from the Rio Grande at San Marcial, N. Mex., from May 28, 1905, to April 27, 1906. TABULATED ESTIMATES. In Table 1 are presented the daily discharge of water, in acre-feet (obtained by multiplying the published discharge in second-feet by 2); the actual individual determinations of per cent, by weight, of suspended matter; estimates of the per cent, by volume, of sediment for each day (made from the basic data on the assumption that 85 pounds of suspended matter will make a cubic foot of sediment); and estimates of the daily discharge, in acre-feet, of sediment. 151 152 SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE. TABLE 1. Water and sediment in the Rio Grande at San Martial, N. Mex., May, 1905, to April, 1907. Day. May, 1905. June, 1905. July, 1905. Discharge in acre-feet. Per cent; by weight, of sediment. Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. Per cent, by weight, of sediment. Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in . acre-feet. Discharge in .acre-feet. Per cent, by weight, of sedunent. Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. 1 15,000 15,300 15,500 21,700 24,400 24,200 21,900 20,000 21,100 19 300 38,700 1,740 518 34 5,540 3,980 3,200 2,750 2,520 2,290 2,090 1,930 1,570 1,330 1,090 930 930 740 550 550 460 380 370 360 350 340 330 320 240 (240 160 140 140 130 130 30.9 82.6 6.8 2 3 39,300 39,900 34,200 0.454 oQ.333 0.139 oQ.102 4 5 32,700 33,000 31,600 6 .454 o.333 .139 0.102 7 3 30,900 30,100 9 .139 0.102 10 31,900 34,800 36,900 32, 700 11 17 400 12 21,200 .454 a. 333 .139 0.102 13 20 100 14 21,400 20, 300 27,100 24,300 23,800 25,600 27,500 21,900 20,300 15 .454 o.333 2.035 ol.49 16 23,500 25,100 17 18... 27,400 .429 o.315 2.035 ol.49 19 20 30,800 33,100 21 34,700 46,800 57,200 58,100 17,600 15,000 .429 o.315 2.035 ol.49 22 23 13,400 12,700 10,600 8,160 7,000 24 .429 a.315 2.035 ol.49 25 47,100 56,000 54,200 51,200 47,200 40,900 38,100 26 .139 0.102 27 2.035 ol.49 28 aO.454 7,000 6,140 .139 0.102 29 30 o.454 5,280 .139 a.102 31 2.315 ol.70 Total b and mean 962,221 .454 .333 3,200 714,268 .437 .321 2,292 35,782 .457 .336 120.3 a Composite of samples taken on days indicated by like numbers. b The daily discharge in acre-feet was obtained by taking twice the recorded discharge in second-feet, and the values are therefore a little over 1 per cent too large. The monthly totals are the values reported by the Geological Survey. TABULATED ESTIMATES. 153 TABLE 1. Water and sediment in the Rio Grande at San Marcial, N. Mex., May, 1905, to April, 1907 Continued. Day. August, 1905. September, 1905. October, 1805. Discharge in acre-feet. *J +rS || bill PH Per cent, by. volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. Per cent, by weight, of sediment. Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. - ~~S C ~ g g 33 a" Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. 1 810 990 1,290 1,290 360 640 300 300 390 190 100 20 10 100 940 800 290 460 420 173.0 360 340 330 320 320 310 300 250 210 170 170 190 190 190 190 170 160 160 170 170 1?0 190 190 180 210 250 270 300 360 360 340 2.4 2.34 2.3 2.2 2.14 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.1 .951 .651 .65 .60 .548 .54 .53 .529 .50 .46 .445 .44 .45 .438 .43 .50 .544 .52 .503 .60 .60 .584 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.2 5.1 3.5 2.3 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7 .9 .8 .8 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.0 2 3.19 "2." 92" 3 2.315 ol.700 4 5 1 140 Q 1,290 1,140 1,160 1,400 1,340 1 290 2.315 al.700 344 7 g g 10.20 7.49 10 1.29 .887 11 19 1,420 1 240 13 14 1,180 940 700 510 290 250 220 190 120 50 10 ,747 15 2.315 al.700 .4 70.5 58.3 8.7 17.2 14.7 16 .720 18 2.315 al.700 19 20 .606 21 2.315 ol.700 22 23 | 0.0 .597 24 .078 .057 25 .440 .323 7.5 7.29 3. 3.74 3.5 26... 27 .741 9.92 28 .685 29 5.09 30 31 .795 Total b and mean , 20,093 2.33 1.71 344.0 5,276 8.80 6.46 342.8 7,349 1.46 1.07 79.2 o Composite of samples taken on days indicated by like numbers. b The daily discharge in acre-feet was obtained by taking twice the recorded discharge in second-feet, and the values are therefore a little over 1 per cent too large. The monthly totals are the values reported by the Geological Survey. 154 SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE. TABLE 1. Water and sediment in the Rio Grande at San Martial, N. Mex., May, 1905, to April, 1907 Continued. Date. November, 1905. December, 1905. January, 1906. Discharge in acre-feet. ^ *^8 OJS & 1*1 fcll Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. S- if! fc* P-I Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. ^ u-tj ~ - g^ fc ? CQ P4 I'er cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. 1 320 320 350 440 520 570 750 1,100 0.50 .50 .527 .60 .80 .85 .90 1.10 1.13 .50 .0470 .50 .50 .630 .58 .53 .485 .45 .42 .407 .40 .50 .546 3. 2.34 2.0 1.5 1.00 1.0 1.80 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.6 4.2 4.8 6.8 12.1 15.6 4.5 0.6 5.8 5.1 6.9 6.1 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.8 5.4 6.5 223.2 90.0 64.8 34.8 12.4 12.4 55.1 3,060 1,980 1,630 1,360 1,220 1,010 1,170 1,210 1,130 1,310 1,310 1,210 1,320 1,320 1,480 1,540 1,390 1,240 1,290 1,290 1,290 1,030 890 460 350 320 350 360 370 370 370 1.8 1.4 .984 .80 .60 .478 .45 .45 .418 .40 .36 .334 .33 .33 .352 .35 .32 .288 .29 .29 .286 .25 .20 .154 .10 .05 .052 .06 .09 .087 .85 55.1 27.7 16.0 10.9 7.3 4.8 5.3 5.4 4.7 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5 5.2 5.4 4.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.6 1.8 .7 .4 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 .3 310 250 310 370 560 560 520 480 480 520 570 600 810 1,030 1,440 1,960 2,500 2,640 2,780 2,620 2,260 1,900 1,400 1,120 1,080 970 1,050 1,290 1,610 1,510 1,300 "6." 635" 0.050 .026 .040 .050 .067 .060 .055 .050 .050 .050 .046 .050 .10 .159 .20 .30 .428 .45 .50 .568 .50 .45 .427 .30 .20 .143 .20 .25 .264 .25 .236 0.2 .1 .1 .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .8 1.6 2.9 5.9 10.7 11.9 13.9 14.9 11.3 8.5 6.0 3.4 2.2 1.4 2.1 3.2 4.3 3.8 3.1 2 0.718 3 1.34 4 . 5 .091 g .651 7 8 .068 9 1,380 900 1,330 1,160 1,020 1.54 .570 10 11 .064 .062 12... 13 .455 14 1,100 1,060 .859 .217 15 .483 16 960 960 960 960 960 960 1,080 1,210 7,440 17 .660 .583 18 .392 19 "."774" 20 .554 .389 21 22 ".'743" 23 .582 24 209 " 67i" 25 3,840 3,240 2.320 1,240 1,240 3.19 26 .195 "."359" 27 28 1.36 29 30 3,060 2.45 .119 31 .322 Total o and mean 42,397 1.97 1.44 610.6 34,344 .783 .575 197.4 36,496 .428 .315 114.8 a The daily discharge in acre-feet was obtained by taking twice the recorded discharge in second-feet, and the values are therefore a little over 1 per cent too large. The monthly totals are the values reported by the Geological Survey. TABULATED ESTIMATES. 155 TABLE 1. Water and sediment in the Rio Grande at San Martial, N. Mex., May, 1905, to April, 1907 Continued. Day. February, 1906. March, 1906. April, 1906. Discharge in acre-feet. S-i = V S pi Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. Per cent, by weight, of sediment. *s PI 0.25 .24 .235 .24 .24 .246 .25 .22 .197 .20 .18 .177 .20 .30 .473 .50 .50 .839 .85 .75 .694 .60 .55 .487 .60 .75 .788 .50 .30 .208 .50 Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. ^g |fl ? , ~ PI 1.00 1.00 1.02 .90 .80 .729 .73 .73 .733 .73 .80 . '.MM .90 .95 1.00 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.10 1.00 .835 .84 .85 .854 .80 .70 .665 .60 .55 .515 Sediment in acre-feet. l ,430 0.30 .40 .468 .50 .50 .760 .50 .50 .446 .40 .38 .359 .35 .34 .335 .34 .34 .349 .30 .25 .241 .23 .22 .219 .22 .22 .273 .25 4.3 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.2 10.7 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.4 4.3 3.5 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 4.3 3.6 1,580 1,520 1,460 1,240 1,220 1,380 1,500 1,260 1,160 1,160 1,500 1,500 1,160 1,400 1,840 1,960 1,840 2,060 2,220 1,900 1,580 1,360 1,380 1,040 1,260 1,480 1,480 4,660 4,900 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.8 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 4.2 8.7 9.8 9.2 17.3 18.9 14.3 11.0 8.2 7.6 5.1 7.6 11.1 11.7 23.3 14.7 9.2 14.7 2,520 2,220 2,420 2,660 2,900 2,900 2,760 2,780 2,880 2,760 3,060 3,460 3,380 3,540 4,040 4,500 4,800 5,320 5,600 5,880 6,640 7,820 8,200 8,760 9,340 12,000 11,680 10,380 9,380 9,940 25.2 22.2 24.7 23.9 23.2 21.2 20.2 20.3 21.0 20.2 24.5 32.6 30.4 33.6 40.4 49.5 55.1 63.8 61.6 58.8 55.4 65.7 69.7 74.8 74.7 84.0 77.6 62.3 51.6 51.2 440 "6." 320 .1 ,250 ,250 0.638 1.390 4 5 250 G ,410 ,230 ,250 ,270 ,370 ,420 ,590 ,590 ,750 1.035 .335 .900 7 g 9 .609 .268 .998 10 11 12 .499 .241 1.285 13 14 15 . . ,750 ,700 .456 .645 10 'i.W 1.136 i."i62' ,050 1,560 1,420 1,400 1,440 1,260 1,320 1,320 1.340 ".'475' 18 i.i4i l'i 20 .329 .944 21 22 23 ".'664' 24 25 .298 26 1-3fiO 27 28 1,560 1,440 .372 1.073 .905 "."763" 29 so:: ....;; 4,400 2,940 .284 31 Total and mean 39,689 .486 .357 141.8 . >( i , St it ) .588 .432 245.8 163,140 1.119 .821 1,139.4 a The daily discharge in acre-feet was obtained by taking twice the recorded discharge in second-feet, and the values are therefore a little over 1 per cent too large. The monthly totals are the values reported by the Geological Survey. 156 SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE ,RIO GRANDE. TABLE 1. Water and sediment in the Rio Grande at San Martial, N. Mex., May, 1905, to April, 1907 Continued. Day. May, 1906. June, 1906. July, 1906. Discharge in acre-feet. - " a 1> M.9 'ST3 fell PH Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. ^ ~sa +J +J O> III fcg PH Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. Discharge in acre-feet. ^ ~ ..a eSl if! fe*i PH Per cent, by volume, of sediment. Sediment in acre-feet. 1 9,940 10,760 0.50 .45 .433 .42 .40 .395 .45 .50 .483 .60 .65 .727 .70 .60 .424 .40 .38 .361 .35 .40 .45 .480 .46 .44 .421 .40 .38 .366 .32 .30 .288 49.7 48.3 39.5 37.2 33.7 34.7 53.0 70.8 68.4 93.6 107.0 136.2 141.1 124.1 38.9 78.2 73.8 69.7 62.0 71.6 90.5 103.7 98.5 90.3 85.5 79.1 71.0 65.2 48.8 42.8 36.7 11,960 11,180 10,640 11,120 10,120 10,100 10,600 10,600 10,600 10,860 11,140 11,720 12,480 13,540 16,040 17,000 16,880 17,060 16,660 15,680 14,400 13,760 12,400 10,300 9,180 8,660 7,360 5,860 5,420 4,620 0.28 .27 .267 .28 .30 .31 .322 .30 .25 .244 .25 .25 .256 .27 .29 .312 .31 .32 .325 .30 .27 .24 .20 .18 .15 .086 .10 .15 .172 .40 33.5 31.8 28.4 31.1 30.4 31.3 34.1 31.8 26.5 26.5 27.8 29.3 31.9 36.8 46.5 53.1 52.3 54.6 54.2 47.0 38.9 33.0 24.8 18.5 13.8 7.5 7.4 8.8 9.3 18.5 3,900 3,420 3,620 4,220 4,620 4,220 4,620 5,160 4,900 4,780 4,380 4,060 4,020 3,860 3,980 4,420 4,220 4,360 4,540 5,280 4,680 4,100 3,520 3,230 2,780 2,340 2,340 2,140 2,140 2,560 2,900 0.60 .600 .55 .50 .490 .47 .46 .663 .70 .75 .778 .60 .50 .458 .40 .40 .407 .45 .50 .580 .45 .40 .316 .28 .24 .183 .22 .26 .296 .50 .627 23.4 20.5 19.9 21.1 22.6 19.8 21.3 34.2 34.3 35.8 34.1 24.4 20.1 17.7 15.9 17.7 17.2 19.6 22.7 30.6 21.1 16.4 11.1 9.0 6.7 4.3 5.2 5.6 6.3 12.8 18.2 2 0.817 3 9,120 8,860 0.588 0.364 4 5 .. 6 8,420 8,780 11,780 .'538 .668 7 .438 g 14,160 .903 9 14,160 15,600 16,460 18,740 20,160 20,680 20,900 19,560 19,420 19,300 17,700 17,900 20,120 21,600 21,400 20,500 .658 10 .332 n 1.060 12 .990 13 .349 14 .624 "."554" 15 16 .578 .425 17... 18 .492 19... .443 20 .790 21 22... .654 23 .430 .249 24... 25 20,320 19,780 18,660 17,820 15,260 14,260 12,760 .574 26 .117 27... ".'499" "."393" 28 29... .234 .403 ".'854' 30. 31 Total a and mean 500,707 .624 .458 2,293.6 345,064 .364 ,267 919. 4 118,314 .678 .498 589.6 o The daily discharge in acre-feet was obtained by taking twice the recorded discharge in second-feet, and the values are therefore a little over 1 per cent too large. The monthly totals are the values reported by the Geological Survey. TAIU'LATKI) KSTI.MATKS. 157 TABLE 1. Water and sediment in the Rio Grande at San Mardal, N. Mex., May, 1905, to April, 1907 Continued. Day. August, 1906. September, 1906. October, 1908. a II 11 Q ** C J2 Q gsg ** ^ Hi 2 ?l S r a . || *! 3S 8 P* ^ fell PH a ii li 03 a ll Q ^ fell ~ ^afCJ ! U" .a . 1... > 3,880 3,350 2,940 2,960 2,980 2,720 2,190 2,190 2,190 1,950 0.90 1.0 1.26 1.0 .90 .795 .75 .73 .717 .75 .75 .763 .60 .50 .502 .80 .80 .892 .50 .25 .121 .20 .30 .450 .50 .80 .977 1.00 1.00 1.08 1.00 34.9 33.5 37.1 29.6 26.8 21.6 16.4 16.0 15.7 14.6 14.6 9.5 7.2 5.8 5.3 10.6 9.8 7.5 4.0 1.4 .5 .9 1.2 1.4 1.0 3.8 6.3 5.9 5.4 4.0 4.2 340 350 250 160 140 100 80 80 60 40 20 10 30 100 140 18,140 3,580 2,120 2 3.255 2.5 1.5 1.095 1.3 1.5 1.588 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 6.8 11.4 6.2 2.4 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 .6 .3 .2 .0 2,220 2,140 2,540 2,760 2,760 2,760 2,820 2,620 2,360 2,220 2,020 1,820 1,880 1.2 1.15 1.125 1.0 .85 .733 .65 .60 .537 .45 .40 .364 .35 .33 .314 .30 .30 .296 .30 .30 .311 .611 .60 .60 .602 .60 .60 .597 .55 .50 .491 26.6 24.6 28.6 27.6 23.5 20.2 18.3 15.7 12.7 10.0 8.1 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.8 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.6 6.3 13.2 14.5 15.0 16.7 15.0 14.5 12.8 13.8 14.2 13.8 "i.W 4.436 3 1.532 1 1.492 g 1.084 ".'976" .999 7 1 2.162 .730 10 11 ,950 ....... 12 ,250 ,200 1.039 .495 13 14 150 *0 1,940 15 16 ,050 1,320 .684 .0 .0 .0 2,000 1,940 2,040 .427 17 1,230 18 19 840 810 580 440 440 400 310 210 480 640 590 540 370 420 1.216 .0 .0 1,760 1,820 .403 20 .0 1,880 21 .165 .0 .0 .0 2,020 2,160 2,420 .423 .833 99 23 24 .613 .0 .1 1.0 1.4 1,308 71.6 25.5 2,500 2,780 2,500 2,420 2,140 2,500 2,830 2,620 "."820" 25 .359 .290 1.00 1.00 7.21 2.0 1.203 26 27 1.332 "9."82i" "i."639" 28 .813 29 30 1.470 31 .669 Total a and mean 43,210 1.124 .825 356.5 25,527 7.68 5.04 1,441.8 70,830 .808 .593 419.8 a The daily discharge in acre-feet was obtained by taking twice the recorded discharge in second-feet, and the values are therefore a little over 1 per cent too large. The monthly totals are the values reported by the Geological Survey. 158 SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE. TABLE 1. Water and sediment in the Rio Grande at San Marcial, N. Mex., May, 1905, to April, 1907 Continued. Day. November, 1906. December, 1906. January, 1907. 5 . ^ ~%r ex: a 0> SJD.5 "I* 0) > co j?^ HI & _c el 1 1 s || 1 s ^ ssl m S i* OJ ^ ^iS > 02 .s . el Jl || 11 Q ^ 4-T-^S C -C g 5|ra r s *~ 111 p! g li "a; * 1 2,820 2,960 3,100 3,040 3,300 3,240 3.140 0.47 .45 .416 .42 .43 .433 .40 .38 .375 .35 .35 .325 .30 .30 .294 .28 .27 .26 .25 .246 .24 .24 .233 .22 .21 .207 .24 13.2 13.3 12.9 12.8 14.2 14.0 12.6 11.9 11.6 10.2 10.6 9.7 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.2 3.2 3.8 3.7 4 8 2,960 2,780 2,840 3,120 3,540 7,000 9,000 4,240 3,500 3,200 3,100 2,900 3; 020 2,800 2,660 2,680 2,380 1,920 1,830 1,560 ,380 ,460 ,370 ,650 ,930 .930 910 6." 492' "."74ti' ".'892' 0.35 .361 .40 .45 ..548 .70 .70 .655 .50 .40 .276 .28 .28 .286 .30 .35 .421 .35 .30 .242 .22 .20 .194 .19 .19 .187 .18 .18 .182 .15 .125 10.4 10.0 11.4 14.0 19.4 49.0 63.0 27.8 17.5 12.8 8.6 8.1 8.5 8.0 8.0 9.4 10.0 6.7 5.5 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.020 1,960 2,070 2,070 1,890 1,370 1,530 1,590 1,800 1,960 2,120 2,280 2,060 2,000 1,940 1,940 1,940 2,510 2,770 2,550 2,260 2,020 1,940 1,540 1,720 1,990 1,720 1,720 1,900 1,940 2,020 0.12 .12 .124 .12 .12 .112 .14 .17 .197 .19 .18 .175 .17 .17 .170 .18 .19 .199 .19 .17 .153 .13 .11 .099 .11 .12 .13 .138 .14 .131 .15 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.5 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.5 3.0 2. 3 0.566 0. Ui9 5 ] 6 .590 .152 7 g 3,120 3.100 2,900 3,020 2,980 2,940 9 . 511 " 442" .268 10 .376 11 12 .239 13 ".'388" 14 2 900 15 2,840 2,800 2,760 2,720 2,500 .400 .232 16... 17 .573 18 .271 19 20 2,560 2,480 2,220 .335 .330 21 22 .209 23 1,800 1 440 .3l7 .264 "."134" 24 25 1,800 1,800 1 980 .255 26 .282 27 28... 29 1,920 2,020 2,200 ".'368' .26 .270 .30 4.5 5.5 6.6 1,960 1,930 2,080 2,230 .188 .248 30 .178 31 .170 Total a and mean 77,752 .447 .328 255.4 86, 142 .549 .403 347.3 60,635 .214 .152 92.3 a The daily discharge in acre-feet was obtained by takins; twice the recorded discharge in second-feet, and the values are therefore a little over 1 per cent too large. The monthly totals are the values reported by the Geological Survey. TABULATED ESTIMATES. 159 TABLE 1. Water and sediment in the Rio Grande at San Marcial, N. Mex., May, 1905, to April, 1907 Continued. Day. February, 1907. March, 1907. April, 1907. a !! is 5 ~ .. ~o *j -4-> a> Iff ?** ^ ~S ill fc ?l PH 5 |! |1 s !!-i !fl P 35 fc ^ IM .a i| a t ^ |fl s ?* a . |1 sg r I... > 2,160 2.120 2,580 2,740 0.15 .167 .25 .35 .423 .38 .36 .342 .33 .33 .326 .30 .29 .281 .25 .23 .214 3.2 3.5 6.4 9.6 11.4 9.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.1 5.1 .8 2,780 2,500 2,480 2,080 1,900 1,900 1,680 1,640 1,800 1,920 2,260 2,380 2,060 2,280 2,300 2,080 1,740 0.25 .25 .251 .20 .17 .172 .17 .17 .170 .20 .22 .223 .22 .22 .223 .20 .15 .131 .15 .20 .223 .30 .458 .48 .50 .507 .48 .45 .40 .36 .325 7.0 6.2 6.2 4.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.8 5.0 5.3 4.5 5.0 5.1 4.2 2.6 1.9 2.2 3.0 5.0 7.5 21.5 26.0 27.9 29.2 27.0 23.9 22.2 20.3 15.2 3,900 3,920 3,480 3.400 3,440 3.840 4,640 4.640 4,000 3,580 4,080 3,620 4,700 6.360 8,420 11,160 11,560 12,400 11,420 12,900 15,000 15,000 11,600 9,900 10,220 9,300 7,680 6, 3CO 6, 4CO 7,540 0.25 .20 .186 .20 .22 .235 .24 .24 .239 .24 .24 .238 .40 .426 .45 .571 .50 .45 .421 .40 .40 .387 .37 .353 .33 .30 .270 .25 .25 .25 9.8 7.8 6.6 6.8 7.6 9.0 11.2 11.2 9.6 8.6 9.8 8.6 18.8 27.1 37.9 63.6 57.8 55.8 48.1 51.6 60.0 58.0 42.9 35.0 33.8 27.9 20.7 15.9 16.2 18.8 0.227 "6." 342" 3 4 0.254 5 2.700 2.360 .573 .234 "."23i" .320 6 2,220 2,380 2,460 2,460 "."iwV 8 9 .325 10 11 2,460 2,200 .444 12 .304 "."363" .325 13 2 060 14 2,120 2,040 2,200 2,220 .383 .580 15 16 .778 "."575" 17 .292 18 2,300 .20 20 .6 o 1,420 1 480 .179 19 2 300 20 . . 2,380 2,600 .258 .189 .17 .17 .160 .18 .20 .236 .24 .246 .5 .4 .6 .2 4.6 5.6 6.9 6.7 6.9 1,520 2,260 2,500 4,700 5,420 5,580 5,760 5,620 5,300 5,440 .303 ".'(124' 21 .. 22 2 720 .527 23 2,600 2,540 . 218 24 .481 ".'368' 25 2,820 2,920 2,800 .691 26 .322 27 28 2,800 .335 29 . 30 5,620 4,520 31 .442 Total and mean 67,696 .351 .258 174.6 92,549 .452 .332 307.1 222,863 .488 .358 796.4 o The daily discharge in acre-feet was obtained by taking twice the recorded discharge in second-feet, and the values are therefore a little over 1 per cent too large. The monthly totals are the values reported by the Geological Survey. 160 SEDIMENT CAKRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE. This table indicates that, though the usual rule of variation of per cent of sediment directly with discharge may hold for a few consecutive days, when the results for a long period are considered the stage of the river and the proportion of sediment exhibit no constant relation. This is readily accounted for by the influence of different tributaries, the abnormal effects of storms in the arid catchment area, and particularly by the influence of the Rio Puerco, which at tunes carries into the Rio Grande at low stage a flood of heavily silt-laden waters. Certain seasonal variations of the sedi- ment-to-water ratio are noticeable, but they are not sufficiently well defined to be expressed in any simple mathematical law. Monthly summaries of water and sediment discharged and of the sediment-water ratio are given in Table 2. TABLE 2. Monthly discharge of water and sediment in acre-feet and sediment-water ratio in per cent for the Rio Grande at San Martial, New Mexico. 1905-6. 1906-7. Month. Water. Sedi- ment. Ratio. Water. Sedi- ment. Ratio. May 962 221 3 200 333 500 707 2 294 458 June 714, 268 2.292 .321 345,064 919 267 July 35 782 120 336 118 314 590 498 August 20,093 344 1.71 43, 210 356 825 September 5,276 343 6 46 25 527 1 442 564 October 7,349 79 1.07 70,830 420 .593 November 42 397 610 1 44 77 752 255 328 December .> 34 344 197 575 86 142 347 403 January 36 496 115 315 60'635 92 152 February 39,689 142 .357 67, 696 175 .258 March 56 866 246 432 92 549 307 332 April 163.140 1,339 .821 222, 863 796 .358 Two years ending April 30, 1907: Water acre-feet. . 3, 829, 210 Sediment do 17, 020 Ratio per cent. . 0. 445 Mean of all sediment determinations (O.S53 by weight) do .626 Although many of the eccentricities of the daily results are smoothed out in the monthly summaries, there still seems to be no relation between discharge of water and sediment that should be taken for general aDplication. For the entire period of two years the mean sediment-to-water ratio, by volume, is 0.445 per cent. It is believed that this ratio may be applied to the annual discharge in finding the quantity of sediment for any year, with errors due to variation of sediment-water ratio as follows: Discharge 1,000,000 acre-feet or greater, error not to exceed 50 per cent. Discharge less than 1,000,000 acre-feet, error not to exceed 100 per cent. The difference between the ratios 0.445 and 0.626 shown at the bottom of Table 2 affords an excellent illustration of the great errors that are likely to occur in estimates based on the product of mean values for discharge and sediment rather than on the mean of products of discharge and sediment. THEORETICAL EXTENSION OF ESTIMATES. 161 During the period for which records are available nearly 80 per cent of the discharge has occurred in years when the flow was more than 960,000 acre-feet. It is therefore stated with a considerable degree of assurance that the use of the ratio 0.445 per cent intro- duces an error for the period much less than 50 per cent and that an allowance of 50 per cent will cover all errors of observations, assump- tions, and meager data. The mean annual flow of the Rio Grande at San Marcial for 12 years beginning with 1897 is 1,138,377 acre-feet (see Table 5, p. 162). Using the above-mentioned ratio, the mean annual sediment discharge for the same period would be 5,070 acre- feet. It is interesting to note that a calculation from the mean of the sediment observations would give results about 40 per cent greater. THEORETICAL, EXTENSION OF ESTIMATES. The discharge of water and the sediment-to-water ratio for various yearly periods within the two years covered by sediment observations are presented in Table 3. A marked tendency toward decrease of ratio with increase of water discharge is evident. By plotting these values and drawing a straight line through the points it was found that all the ratios scaled from the graph were within 9 per cent of those in Table 3, whereas the mean ratio, 0.445 per cent, varies nearly 25 per cent from one of the ratios in Table 3. A considerable increase in accuracy would therefore seem to be secured by use of the graph. TABLE 3. Annual discharge of water and sediment in acre-feet and sediment-water ratio in per cent for the Rio Grande at San Marcial, New Mexico. Year ending Water. Sedi- ment. Ratio. 1906. April 30 2, 117, 921 9,030 0.427 May 31 1,656,407 8,120 .491 June 30 ... 1,287,203 6,750 .525 July 31 1,369,735 7,220 .527 \ugust31 1,392.852 7,230 ."520 September 30. 1,413,103 8,330 .590 October 31 1,476,584 8,670 .588 November 30 1,511,939 8,310 .550 December 31 . 1,563,737 8,460 .541 1907. 1.587,876 8,440 .532 1,615,883 8,470 .525 March 31 1,651,566 8,540 .517 \pril 30 : 1,711,289 7,990 .467 TABLE 4. Sediment-water ratios for various values of annual discharge. Ratio Ratio Ratio Annual discharge. (per Annual discharge. (per Annual discharge. (per - cent). cent.) cent). 1,000 .000 acre-feet 1 ,100,000 acre-feet 0.621 .604 1,500,000 acre-feet 1 ,600,000 acre-feet 0.536 .518 2,000,000 acre-feet. . . 2,100,000 acre-feet. 0.449 .431 1,200,000 acre-feet . .587 1 700,000 acre-feet .... .500 2,200,000 acr-i-feet. . , .414 1 ,300,000 acre-feet .569 1,800,000 acre-feet .483 2,300,000 acre-feet. . . .387 1,400,000 acre-feet .552 1,900,000 acre-feet .466 2,400,000 acre-feet. . . .380 81210 WSP 27411- -11 162 SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE. Table 4 presents the ratios scaled from the graph corresponding to various values for annual discharge. This table covers about 80 per cent of the recorded annual discharge and is apparently correct within 10 per cent for individual years. The data do not warrant extension of the graph to include low-flow years, but it is interesting to note that an extension as a straight line would give a ratio of 0.76 per cent for a discharge of 200,000 acre-feet, which is the minimum recorded annual flow. Based on Table 4 is the following estimate of the annual discharge of sediment for 12 years, shown in Table 5. TABLE 5. Annual discharge of water in acre-feet, annual discharge of sediment in acre- feet based on the ratios of table 4, and annual discharge of sediment in acre-feet calculated from the ratio 0.445 per cent. Year. Water. Sediment from ratios of Table 4. Sediment from ratio 0.445 per cent. 1897 2, 215, 257 9 080 9 850 1898 964 677 6 070 4 290 1899 239 835 a 1 910 1 070 1900 484 324 a 3 870 2 160 1901 656 274 a 5 250 2 920 1902 200 729 a 1 610 890 1903 1,278 069 7 380 5 660 1904 709 796 a 5 670 3 160 1905 2, 422, 008 9 160 10 800 1906 1,563,737 8, 130 6, 950 1907 2, 157, 709 9 050 9 590 1908 774 109 a 6 190 3 450 Total 13 660 524 73 370 60 790 Mean 1, 138, 377 6 110 5 070 a Ratio 0. 8 per cent used. For comparison, the sediment as calculated from the ratio 0.445 per cent is also shown. In obtaining the values in column 3 for discharges not included in Table 4, the single ratio 0.8 per cent has been used. This ratio seems to be a fair one for the low-flow years and is doubtless not more than 50 per cent in error. Inasmuch as it affects but 20 per cent of the entire flow for the 12 years, this ratio can not introduce an error of more than about 10 per cent in the mean annual sediment discharge for the period 6,110 acre-feet. It is believed that this mean, which corresponds to a mean annual sediment-to-water ratio of 0.536 per cent, is within 25 per cent of the actual for any long term of years after allowing for all errors. ACCURACY OF DATA AND ESTIMATES. The mean monthly values for discharge of water are probably not in error by more than 10 or 15 per cent. The sediment determina- tions are probably equally accurate. The chief opportunity for error ACCURACY OF DATA AND ESTIMAWiS. 163 is owing to the fact that the samples used for sediment determinations do not include material rolled along the bottom of the stream and that a single sample will not represent the true mean condition for the entire cross section. Data on the error so introduced are meager, but the preponderance of evidence indicates that it is not more than 10 per cent. Opinions have frequently been expressed placing the error as high as 50 per cent, but observations available do not support them. The errors of observation, both on stream gaging and sediment determinations, are likely to offset one another, except for the omis- sion of material rolled along the bottom of the stream. There seems to be reason therefore to believe that the monthly averages of the silt carried and of the water-to-sediment ratio are likely to be correct within 10 or 15 per cent. The yearly results and those for the entire period of 2 years may reasonably be expected to be still more accurate. The error in assuming that the conditions for 2 years may be applied to those of 12 years, and that those of 12 years may be applied to hundreds of years is problematical. The mean annual flow for the 12 years differs by a maximum of about 33 per cent from the mean of any 6 years for which flow records are available, but by less than 26 per cent from the mean of any 8 years and by less than 11 per cent from the mean of any 9 years. Successions of low-flow years and series of high-flow years are included and it is to be expected that the cycle of changes in flow is fairly complete. In a catchment area so large and subject to normal arid conditions there is always, however, the possibility of abnormal conditions for a few years over- throwing even long-term averages. The assumption that 85 pounds of suspended matter will produce a cubic foot of sediment may introduce an error. When newly deposited as little as 50 pounds of sediment may occupy a cubic foot of space. At the other extreme it may require 120 pounds of com- pact dry earth to make a cubic foot. The value 85 pounds to the cubic foot may therefore be in error in individual cases by as much as 40 per cent. ' When sediment is compacted through a long term of years and is subject to alternate wet and dry conditions, however, the limits of weight and volume are greatly reduced. The value 85 pounds to the cubic foot supposes voids of 48 per cent and a weight of wet sediment of 115 pounds to the cubic foot. It corresponds to the commonly accepted value for weight of mud and dredged mate- rial and is probably not more than 15 per cent in error for long-term sediment deposits in any large reservoir in the United States. a See sediment estimates for Rio Grande in Third Ann. Kept. U. S. Reclamation Service. 164 SEDIMENT CARRIED BY THE RIO GRANDE. ROCK MATTER, SOIL, AND SEDIMENT. In the foregoing discussion 6,110 acre-feet was estimated as the probable mean annual discharge of sediment for the Rio Grande for any long term of years. This estimate relates particularly to reser- voir filling capacity, being based on the assumption that 85 pounds of suspended matter will occupy a cubic foot of space. However, if reduced .to the state of rock matter, about 165 pounds would be required to fill a cubic foot; if reduced to the state of soil matter, about 100 pounds would be required; and if expanded to the state of freshly-deposited sediment, only about 60 pounds would be required. The probable mean annual discharge for a long term of years may therefore be variously expressed as representing 11,300,000 tons of sus- pended 'matter, 3,150 acre-feet of rock matter, 5,200 acre-feet of soil, 6,110 acre-feet of compacted sediment, or 8,650 acre-feet of freshly deposited sediment. THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES/ By HERMAN STABLER. Recent practice among water analysts tends toward the state- ment of analyses in ionic form, in parts per million, and the abolition of the statement in grains per gallon of mineral salts supposed to be, present. The interpretation of the analysis can be made from either form of statement without great difficulty. The newer form, although admittedly better in many respects than the old, is, nevertheless, comparatively unfamiliar to many, and its interpretation is conse- quently somewhat obscure. Herewith are presented a few simple calculations and formulas which will assist in clearing up this obscur- ity and enable one not well grounded in chemical nomenclature to interpret and compare analyses expressed in ionic form, in parts per million, and to classify waters for industrial purposes. The calcula- tions and formulas presented relate to the soap consuming power of water, to water softening, and to the interpretation of analyses with respect to the use of water in boilers and for irrigation, and may be readily enlarged in scope to include all industrial water problems. THE ANALYSIS. A mineral analysis of waters such as are ordinarily used for indus- trial purposes includes four classes of water impurities suspended matter, colloidal matter, dissolved solids, and dissolved gases. Suspended matter includes all organic or inorganic matter that can be removed by filtering. It is of a complex nature and consists of many chemical compounds which are not usually determined in detail. Two determinations relating to suspended matter are often made. The first is turbidity (Tu), the figures for which indicate the number of parts per million of a known standard suspended matter that will be just as cloudy or obscure just as much light as the water under consideration. The second is suspended matter (Sm) and represents the actual weight of the suspended matter in the water. If the particles in suspension are very fine, a comparatively small o Revision of an article printed in the Engineering News, vol. 60, p. 355, 1908. 165 166 THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES. weight will produce a high turbidity. The ratio of turbidity to sus- pended matter, therefore, is a measure of the average weight or size of the particles in suspension. This ratio is called the coefficient of fineness (Fi). The greater the value of this coefficient the greater will be the aver- age weight of the suspended particles, and hence the greater will be the ease with which they can be removed. Colloidal matter includes, for the most part, silica (SiO 2 ), alumina (A1 2 O 3 ), and iron oxide (Fe 2 O 3 ), though in polluted waters and in some normal waters a considerable amount of organic matter may be present in the colloidal state. This material is present in a state intermediate between suspension and true solution. In the mineral analysis it is not distinguished as such; but the three mineral com- ponents above mentioned are determined separately, as though pres- ent in solution. There is always some doubt as to whether the sili- con, aluminum, and iron are actually present as oxides in the colloi- dal state or as radicles in true solution. Silicon is rarely, if ever ? present in true solution; aluminum forms a part of the system of dissolved solids only in acid waters; and iron is in true solution chiefly in ground waters, and then only in small quantity except in acid waters. In this article the iron and aluminum "are included both in the dissolved and colloidal matter in order that both possi- ble occurrences may be covered; but the silicon, because of its very rare occurrence in appreciable quantity in any other form, is included only under the head of colloidal matter. As stated later, the indi- vidual analysis may indicate definitely the state of these substances; but it is a safe rule to. consider them as being present in the colloidal state. The term " colloidal matter/' as here used, means the oxides of silicon, iron, and aluminum and will be designated Cm. Dissolved gases (Dg) are not determined in many analyses. Oxy- gen (O), nitrogen (N), and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) are generally pres- ent in water, and hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) and a few other gases are not unusual. Of these carbon dioxide is most important industrially and will alone be considered, expressed in parts per million. Dissolved solids (Ds), as here used, refers to the mineral solids actually dissolved in the Vater. The usual determinations included under this term are iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), calcium (Ca), mag- nesium (Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K), acidity (H), carbonate radicle (CO 3 ), bicarbonate radicle (HCO 3 ), sulphate radicle (SO 4 ), chlorine (Cl), and nitrate radicle (NO 3 ). Acidity is variously reported as hydrochloric acid (HC1), sulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ), calcium carbon- ate (CaCO 3 ), and hydrogen (H). It is here expressed as hydrogen THE ANALYSIS. 167 and may be converted to this form from the others by the following factors : H= .0276 HC1= .0206 H 2 SO 4 = .0202 CaCO 8 . The first seven of these are called positive radicles and the remaining five negative radicles. Taken together the twelve constitute a chem- ical system of positive and negative radicles (which may or may not be in actual combination), each of which has the power to react with or hold in the system a definite weight of radicles of the opposite sign. This power will be designated the " reaction coefficient" (r) of that radicle. The reaction coefficient may be defined as the ratio of the capacity for reaction to the weight of a chemical substance, and therefore represents the capacity for reaction of a unit weight of the substance. It is measured in more commonly used terms by the ratio of the valence to the atomic weight of the radicle. XTQ I o"M r*o (2) Reaction coefficient, r- ;i The division into positive and negative radicles and the reaction coeflicients of the radicles as used in calculating the international atomic weights of 1909 are as follows: Positive radicles. Reaction coefficients. Negative radicles. Reaction coefficients. Ferrous iron (Fe) 0.0358 Carbonate (COs). . 0.0333 Aluminum (Al) .1107 Bicarbonate (HCOs) .0164 Calcium (OaJ .0499 Sulphate (SOi) . 0208 Mumii'sium (Mg) .0822 Chlorine (Cl) .0282 Sodium (Na) .0435 Nitrate (NO 3 ) 0161 Potassium (K) .0256 Hydrogen (H) .992 If the number of parts per million of each radicle found by analysis be multiplied by its reaction coefficient, a number will be obtained which may be called the " reacting value" of the radicle for that analysis. This will be designated by the letter r prefixed to the sym- bol of the radicle. Thus, rCa will represent the reacting value of the calcium in any analysis. The symbols of the radicles are used in this paper merely as abbreviations. The use of the reaction coefficients and reacting values a is of great assistance in an attempt to evaluate the effect of mineral impurities on the industrial uses of water. For example, the accuracy of the determinations of an analysis may readily be estimated from the reacting values of the radicles, for in the chemical system which they form the sum of the reacting values of positive radicles must be o The expression of water analyses in terms of reacting values as well as in parts per million has not come into general use, though it has been used and recommended by prominent German chemists for many years. 168 THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES. equal to the sum of the reacting values of the negative radicles. The percentage error due to inaccurate analysis, undetermined radicles, etc., may be found from the formula: (3) e^lOG 1 ?" 111 rp + rn in which e = percentage error, rp = sum of reacting values of positive radicles, and rn = sum of reacting values of negative radicles. In this calculation iron and aluminum should be omitted, the assumption being that these substances are present as colloidal oxides. Usually, with fairly careful work, e will not exceed 5 in numerical value for waters containing 100 or more parts per million of dissolved solids, and may generally be expected to be 2 or less. A value of e in excess of 5 will indicate: (1) A blunder in analysis or calculation; (2) if nega- tive, the presence of iron, aluminum, or some undetermined positive radicle; or (3) if positive, the presence of silicate or some undeter- mined negative radicle. Individual judgment must decide which of these causes of error is the most probable and reject the analysis or correct the form of statement in accordance with the magnitude and character of the error and the relative abundance of the radicles likely to be involved. The correction of an analysis in this manner is generally an unreliable makeshift if the error is large, but can occasionally be made with a high degree of probability. The determinations usually made in examining water for its mineral impurities are summarized below: Symbol. 1. (a) Suspended matter Sm (6) Turbidity Tu 2. Collodial matter Cm (a) Silica SiO 2 (6) Iron oxide Fe 2 O 3 (c) Alumina A1 2 O 3 3. Dissolved gases Dg (a) Carbon dioxide C0 2 (6) Hydrogen sulphide H 2 S 4. Dissolved radicles Ds (a) Iron Fe (6) Aluminum Al Symbol. Dissolved radicles Continued. (c) Calcium Ca (d) Magnesium Mg (e) Sodium Na (/) Potassium.. K (g) Hydrogen H (h) Carbonate CO 3 (t) Bicarbonate HC0 3 0') Sulphate SO 4 . (Jfe) Chlorine Cl (0 Nitrate NO 3 SOAP-CONSUMING POWER. Whipple has deduced from a series of experiments the cost of consumption of the common household soaps by waters of various degrees of hardness. Iron, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, and a Whipple, G. C., The value of pure water, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1907; pp. 24-28. WATER SOFTENING. 169 hydrogen radicles in solution are the soap-consuming constituents of water. Therefore, accepting Whipple's values, the cost in cents per 1,000 gallons for soap necessary to produce a lather in water is as follows : (4) Soap cost = 11+50.05 (rFe + rAl + rCa + rMg + rll) = 11 + 1.79 Fe + 5.54 Al + 2.5 Ca + 4.11 Mg + 49.6 H. WATER SOFTENING. Hard water has such a deleterious effect hi most industries that the practice of " softening" the water before use has become prevalent in regions where soft waters are not obtainable. The principal so- called hardening constituents are calcium and magnesium, and by reason of their cheapness lime and soda ash are the chemicals cus- tomarily used in the softening process. The lime is introduced as the hydroxide, Ca(OH) 2 , and the soda ash as Na 2 CO 3 . By the soda- lime method of softening, the hydrogen is changed to water; calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum are removed as precipitates; the bicarbonate radicle and carbon dioxide are changed to carbonate radicle and water; and part or all of the carbonate radicle removed as a precipitate. The calcium added as Ca(OH) 2 , as well as that already in the water, is precipitated as calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ). The sodium added as Na 2 CO 3 remains in solution, taking the place of bases precipitated or otherwise removed from the chemical system. The reactions that apparently take place are: Fe + 2OH = Fe(OH) 2 , which falls as a precipitate. A1 + 3OH = A1(OH) 3 , which falls as a precipitate. Mg + 20H = Mg(OH) 2 , which falls as a precipitate. Ca + CO 3 = CaCO 3 , which falls as a precipitate. H + OH = H 2 O. " HC0 3 + OH = CO 3 + H 2 O. C0 2 + 2OH = CO 3 + H 2 O. From the foregoing reactions, it appears that lime must be added in quantity sufficient to provide hydroxyl (OH) to combine with the iron, aluminum, magnesium, bicarbonate, and hydrogen radicles and carbon dioxide. In addition, if the carbonate radicle in the water plus that formed by change of bicarbonate radicle and carbon dioxide is not sufficient to precipitate the calcium present in the water, and added as lime, an additional quantity must be provided by the addi- tion of soda ash in order that all the calcium may be precipitated. This latter consideration determines the amount of soda ash to be added. In terms of pounds of 90 per cent lime (CaO) and 95 per 170 THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES. cent soda ash (Na/X),,) per 1,000 gallons of water, these statements may be expressed in the following formulas : (5) Lime required = 0.26 (rFe + rAl + rMg + rH + rHCO 3 + .0454 CO 2 ) = .00931 Fe + .0288 A1 + .0214 Mg + .258 H + .00426 HCO 3 + .0118 CO 2 . (6) Soda ash required = 0.465 (rFe + rAl + rCa + rMg + rH - rCO 3 - rHCO 3 ) = .0167 Fe + .0515 A1 + . 02,32 Ca + .0382 Mg + .462 H-.0155 CO 3 - .00763 HCO 3 . Assuming the average cost of lime to be 0.3 cents and of soda ash to 'be 1.2 cents per pound, the cost in cents per 1,000 gallons of chemicals for softening a water can readily be determined from formulas (5) and (6), as follows: * (7) Cost of chemicals for softening = .636 (rFe + rAl + rMg + rH) + .558 (rCa-rCO 3 ) + . 00354 CO 2 - .48 rHCO 3 = .0228 Fe + .0704 A1 + .0522 Mg + .631 H + .0279 Ca + . 00354 CO 2 - .0186 CO 3 -. 00787 HCO 3 . A negative value for formula (6) shows that no soda ash is required. In such case, instead of using formula (7), take .3 the value of formula (5) for cost of chemicals. Formulas (4), (5), (6), and (7) may usually be simplified for practical use by the omission of iron, aluminum, and hydrogen, for they are not often present in sufficient quantity to affect the results. Total incrustants in parts per million (as determined by the standard method of the American Public Health Association) multiplied by .0093 will be practically equal to the value of formula (6). Similar formulas can readily be deduced for use in connection with water softening by other chemicals, but their practical application would be small. In connection with the water-softening problems, it should be remembered that the reactions quoted above and the resulting precipitation will vary in completeness with conditions of temperature, mixing, sedimentation, etc. Furthermore, the pre- cipitates formed are not wholly insoluble. In a water softened under ideal conditions there may remain in solution 5.2 parts per million of calcium and 3.4 parts per million of magnesium, together with equivalent amounts of negative radicles. These figures may be a The use of soda ash in water softening results in an increase of the highly soluble constituents, for the sodium thus added remains in solution. In some industrial uses of water a great increase in content of sodium is accompanied by very undesirable results; and if the water contains a large amount of the sul- phate radicle, barium carbonate (BaCO 8 ) may be substituted for all or a part of the soda ash to advantage. In such waters the minimum amount of soda ash to be used is, in pounds per 1,000 gallons, .0131 C1+ .0075 NOs .0202 Na .0119 K. A negative value for this expression shows that the barium compound may be used for all of the soda ash required by formula (6), and if the expression be positive its value should be subtracted from the value of formula (6) to find the amount of soda ash for which barium carbonate may be used. In the substitution, 1.77 pounds of barium carbonate must be used in place of each pound of soda ash and the cost will be increased by 2.7 cents for each pound of soda ash replaced. BOILER WATERS. 171 increased by the presence of other substances. On the other hand, a very large percentage of colloidal and suspended matter will be carried down with the precipitates, thus increasing the value of the softening process. BOILER WATERS. The chief industrial use of water is steam making. The cost of softening water is a fairly reliable index to its value for this and many other industrial purposes. The cost for softening is the sum of two figures cost for lime and cost for soda ash, the former being about one-fourth the latter. In a general way, the amount of lime required varies with the amount of least objectionable impurities, while the amount of soda ash required varies with the quantity of impurities most deleterious in character. If, therefore, the ill effects of the latter class may be assumed as four times those of the former, the relative cost of chemicals for softening waters will represent their relative objectionableness with a fair degree of accuracy. The customary method of interpreting the value of a water for boiler use is based on its tendency to cause foaming, corrosion, and incrustation. Such interpretation is usually made from the hypo- thetical combination of the radicles as salts, judgment of the tenden- cies of these salts being made in accordance with our knowledge or theories of boiler physics. Unfortunately our knowledge is rather restricted though our theories are numerous. It follows that the interpretation can not always be expressed in very definite terms and if so expressed is liable to error. FOAMING AND PRIMING. Foaming and pruning are probably the least understood of boiler phenomena. Pruning may be defined as an ebullition so violent that water in the form of spray is carried from the boiler before its separa- tion from the steam can take place. It is controlled by the relations of heating surface, evaporation surface, circulation, and working load, all of which are factors of the violence and rapidity of ebullition, and by such features as dash plates, water space, and steam space, all of which affect the possibility of violently boiling water reaching the steam exit. Pruning, as thus defined, is a matter of boiler design and operation. Foaming is the formation of bubbles upon and above the surface of the water. The less easily these bubbles break the higher will the foam rise. It may become so excessive that the bubbles, or films of water inclosing steam, pass out with the steam. Naturally priming, or a tendency to prune, is an important factor in excessive foaming. Aside from this, the difficulty with which the 172 THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES. steam pushes through the surface film of water and separates from it is a controlling agency. With little mineralized water foaming is very slight and never sufficient to cause the loss of water with steam in a well designed boiler. Nearly all impurities dissolved or sus- pended in water increase the foaming tendency, though no two sub- stances may do so to the same degree. As steam is used from the boiler the impurities are concentrated and finally a stage is reached which will cause excessive foaming. If, therefore, the quantity of impurities and the effect of each were known, the calculation of the foaming tendency of a water would be a simple matter. Unfortu- nately, our knowledge of this department of boiler physics is very slight. It is practically impossible to determine the quantity of sus- pended matter in a boiler at any tune. Suspended matter originally present in the water is largely precipitated, while additional suspended matter is derived from loosened scale and from the precipitation of impurities in solution in the feed water. Organic matter holds a similar indefinite place in connection with foaming calculations because a large but unknown proportion is precipitated. It is, how- ever, usually present in relatively small amount in boiler waters. Although both these classes of substances are undoubtedly important, the effect of precipitated magnesium being especially noteworthy, their role in inducing foaming can not, therefore, be calculated from an analysis of boiler feed water. For this reason and because all other dissolved substances are relatively insignificant in amount in a highly concentrated boiler water it is generally customaiy to attribute foaming to sodium and potassium salts. These substances are highly soluble and their relative importance in different waters is easily determined from analyses. The expression 2. 7Na +2K will represent these salts generally within 5 per cent and always within 15 per cent. It will correspond very closely to the " nonincrusting solids" usually estimated from hypothetical combinations and is sufficiently accurate for practical use. Since these compounds are at best a rough approxi- mation of the foaming tendency of a water, nothing would be gained by the use of a more cumbersome expression from which they could be more accurately estimated. The following formula may, there- fore, be adopted: (8) Foaming coefficient f = 62rNa + 78rK = 2.7Na+2K. It is to be hoped that investigation may lead to a better under- standing of this phenomenon and hence to a more reliable index to the foaming tendency of waters. The steam engineer is interested more in the number of hours his boiler may be run under ordinary load without danger of foaming BOILER WATERS. 173 than in the coefficient given above. This is really a combined index of priming and foaming and may be calculated from the formula: (8a) Run in hours: Rh =-|j- (-j 1), in which a = water capacity of boiler, b = hourly quantity of feed water used, f == foaming coefficient, and e is a constant which repre- sents in parts per million the concentration of salts that will cause excessive foaming in the type of boiler under consideration. The usual remedy for foaming is blowing off a portion of the highly impure water and replacing it with fresh feed water. If a in the fore- going formula be made to represent the amount of water blown off at any time, the expression will indicate the length of tune that may with safety elapse before blowing off again. The following approximate values have been determined for the constant c for various types of boilers and are here adapted from Christie's "Boiler waters." Locomotive boiler 2, 500 to 3, 500 Stirling boiler 4, 000 to 5, 000 Modern water-tube boiler (such as the Babcock & Wilcox or Heine) . . 5, 000 to 7, 000 Horizontal return tubular boiler 8, 000 to 10, 000 Old-style two-flue boiler 17, 000 From these figures it appears that the locomotive boiler is the type most likely to give trouble on account of foaming and offers, there- fore, a satisfactory basis for an arbitrary classification of waters according to their foaming tendency. A nonfoaming water may be defined as one that can be used in a locomotive boiler throughout one week's work without foaming; a semif earning water as one that can not be used so long as a week, but one that will require one com- plete water change to avoid foaming in a locomotive boiler not of tener than every two days; and a foaming water as one that can not be used so long as two days in a locomotive boiler without blowing off or changing water to prevent foaming. Accepting these conditions, the following approximate classification of waters will result: (1) Nonfoamuig; f not greater than 60. (2) Semifoaming; f greater than 60, but not greater than 200. (3) Foaming; f greater than 200. CORROSION. Corrosion of a metal will occur in the presence of water if the metal is capable of replacing any positive radicle in the chemical system which the dissolved matter in the water constitutes. The radicle thus replaced may pass from solution as a precipitate or a gas. In boiler corrosion the metal to be considered is the iron of the boiler. The radicle which it may replace in the chemical system of dissolved solids is hydrogen, which, when so replaced leaves the chemical system 174 THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES. as hydrogen gas. It follows that the amount of hydrogen radicle in the chemical system under boiler conditions is the controlling factor of corrosion. The calculation of this factor can be made with a fair degree of accuracy. Under boiler conditions the dissolved gases are driven out with the steam. Therefore, although some of these sub- stances are prominent corrosive agents when confined they are omitted from consideration here. Hydrogen radicle as determined by analysis is the first item. It may be the cause of corrosion in the cold or under boiler conditions. To this may be added, as a result of the high temperature in a boiler, three molecules of hydrogen for each molecule of aluminum, two of hydrogen for one of iron, and two of hydrogen for one of magnesium. The reactions involved may be represented by the following equations: 2A1 + 3H 2 O=A1 2 O 3 +6H Fe + H 2 =FeO +2H 2 O =MgO +2H These reactions probably do not occur in just this way, but they express well-known results. There are other reactions that may cause an increase in the amount of hydrogen radicle. While they will not be considered in the calculations which follow, the three given below are of interest as expressing possibilities : 2Fe + 3H 2 O = Fe 2 O 3 + 6H 3Fe + 4H 2 O - Fe 3 O 4 + 8H Si0 2 + H 2 = Si0 3 +2H In all of these equations, except the last, the hydrogen is repre- sented as being brought into the chemical system to replace a radicle precipitated as an oxide. In the last equation, hydrogen and silicate radicles are both brought into the system. In all cases, of course, the equilibrium between positive and negative radicles hi the system must be maintained. Opposed to these reactions increasing the amount of hydrogen are others tending to decrease it. Thus under boiler conditions each molecule of carbonate radicle may combine with two molecules of hydrogen and each molecule of bicarbonate radicle with one molecule of hydrogen to form water and the gas carbon dioxide. This is illus- trated by the following equations: H+HCO 3 = H 2 O+CO 3 2H + CO 3 =H 2 O + CO 2 Thus positive and negative radicles leave the chemical system together. The carbon dioxide so formed will pass off with the steam. BOILER WATERS. 175 The two sets of phenomena may be combined to represent the residual hydrogen likely to be replaced in the chemical system by iron from the boiler, as follows: (9) Coefficient of corrosion : c = 1 .008 (rH + rAl + rFe + rMg - rCO 3 - rHCO 3 ) = H + .1116 A1 + .0361 Fe + .0828 Mg-.0336 CO 3 -.0165 HCO 3 One of the first occurrences in a boiler is the precipitation of at least a part of the carbonate and bicarbonate radicles as calcium carbonate. Such precipitate can be acted upon, the calcium being returned to the chemical system to replace the hydrogen which forms water and car- bon dioxide with the carbonate radicle. The extent of such action is not well defined. With a maximum precipitation of calcium car- bonate and a minimum action upon the same, the effect of the car- bonate and bicarbonate radicles in the above formula may be reduced by 1.008 rCa or .0503 Ca. The foregoing considerations afford an excellent basis for the classification of waters according to their cor- rosive tendencies. Three classes may be distinguished as follows : (1) Corrosive. If c be positive, the water will certainly corrode the boiler. (2) Noncorrosive. If c + .0503Ca be negative, no corrosion will occur on account of the mineral constituents in the water. (3) Semicorrosive. If c be negative, but c + ,0503 Ca be positive, corrosion may or may not occur, the probability of corrosive action varying directly with the value of the expression c+ .0503 Ca. SCALE FORMATION. The formation of scale and sludge in boilers is the most common effect of the use of impure feed water. This phenomenon is the result of heating the water to a high temperature and concentrating it. The heat reduces the solubility of many of the dissolved substances to such an extent that they leave the chemical system. Concentration may gradually increase the amount of dissolved matter to saturation, after which additional concentration will cause it to pass out of solu- tion. Suspended matter and colloidal matter are also largely depos- ited within the boiler. The purest of natural waters, if used in a boiler for a great length of time without cleaning, would produce scale or sludge. As boilers are usually operated, temperatures and concentrations are permitted which result in the precipitation of practically all suspended and col- loidal matter all iron, aluminum, magnesium, and all calcium to the full extent of its ability to combine with carbonate, bicarbonate, and sulphate radicles. The iron, aluminum, and magnesium appear in the scale as oxides (magnesium carbonate may be present, but is not likely to be found in quantity in scale from high-pressure boilers), 176 THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES. while the calcium may be present as calcium carbonate or calcium sulphate (a hydrated calcium sulphate frequently occurs, but in the modern high-pressure boiler its quantity is sufficiently small to be neglected). Whether these results are caused by a series of reactions or by a single chemical change is of little moment in connection with boiler calculations. The following reactions, therefore, are pre- sented not as formulas for the changes which actually take place, but as equations which express the known results of changes that occur within the boiler: 2A1 + 3H 2 O = A1 2 O 3 + 6H = CaCO 3 Ca + 2HCO 3 - CaCO 3 + H 2 O + CO 2 4 = CaS0 4 The hydrogen in the last two equations may include not only the hydrogen radicle found by analysis, but also that developed by the first three equations. In other words, it is c, the coefficient of cor- rosion. An estimate of the amount of scale formed is necessarily rather uncertain. The first three reactions may, without great error, be assumed to be practically complete. The division of carbonate and bicarbona'te radicles between calcium and hydrogen, and the division of the calcium between carbonate and sulphate radicles, are not definitely known and probably vary with different conditions of boiler operation. On this account it would seem desirable to esti- mate maximum and minimum values for scale formed by calcium compounds. Formulas were prepared with this in view, but the difference between maximum and minimum values was found to be small in nearly every instance. The use of the necessarily cumber- some formulas was therefore discarded in favor of one which repre- sents a probable average scale-forming value. Calculations based upon this formula are relatively simple, and it is believed that they are of as great practical value as the maximum and minimum formu- las. In order to conform to common usage the formula is in terms of pounds of scale per 1,000 gallons of water. (10) Scale (Sc) = .00833 Sin + .00833 Cm + .3 rFe + .142 rAl + .168 rMg + .492 rCa = .00833 Sm + . 00833 Cm + .0107 Fe + .0157 A1 + .0138 Mg + .0246 Ca In this formula the value of rCa used should not be in excess of rC() 3 -f rHCO 3 + rSO 4 . (Ca should not exceed .668CO 3 + .328HCO 3 + .417SO 4 ). Formula (10) shows the amount of scale and sludge likely to be depos- ited in a boiler operated under the usual conditions of modern practice IRRIGATING WATERS. 177 and its value will never differ widely from the " total incruslini: matter" frequently reported from an estimation of hypothetical com- binations of radicles. It is of equal importance to know whether the matter deposited will form a hard scale. The following formula shows in pounds per 1,000 gallons the probable amount of hard-scale forming material in the scale: (11) Hard scale (Hs) = .00833 SiO 2 + . 168 rMg + .567 (rCl + rSO 4 - rNa - rK) = .00833 SiO 2 + .0138 Mg+(.016 C1 + .0118 SO 4 -.0246 Na-.()145 K) The value used for the parenthesis of tin's formula must not exceed rSO 4 or rCa (.0118 SO 4 or .0283 Ca in the second form) nor should it- be less than zero. Dividing the value of formula (11) by the value of formula (10), a factor will be obtained which may be called the coefficient of scale hardness. This factor shows the proportion of the total scale that is likely to form a cement-like substance upon the boiler tubes and is therefore an index to the probable hardness of the scale that will be deposited. Thus: (12) Coefficient of scale hardness, h = ^- From formulas 10, 11, and 12, waters may be classed as follows: (1) Soft scale: h not more than .25. (2) Medium scale: h more than .25 but not more than .5. (3) Hard scale: h more than .5. In addition, the following classification may be used as a prefix to the preceding: (1) Very little: Sc not more than 1. (2) Little: Sc more than 1, but not more than 2. (3) Much: Sc more than 2, but not more than 4. (4) Very much: Sc more than 4. IRRIGATING WATERS. An excess of alkali in the soil is detrimental to the growth of crops, and waters used in irrigation may seriously impair the fertility of land by augmenting its alkali content. Land would probably be injured by the best of natural waters if irrigated with them for a long period of time without natural or artificial drainage, for all irrigating waters contain alkali, and evaporation in and from the soil would result in a gradual accumulation of toxic salts. In order that waters may readily be compared with respect to their suit- ability for irrigation, a simple index of their irrigating value should be available. The calculation of such an index, designated the " alkali coefficient," is developed in the following paragraphs. The alkali coefficient is a purely arbitrary quantity intended solely to 81210 WSP 27411 12 178 THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES. facilitate the comparison of waters to be used for irrigation. It may be defined as the depth in inches of water which, on evaporation, would yield sufficient alkali to render a 4-foot depth of soil injurious to the most sensitive crops. Thus, if the alkali coefficient of a water is found to be 17, 17 inches in depth of that water contains suffi- cient alkali to render injurious to sensitive crops the soil on which it is applied. Whether injury would actually result from the appli- cation of such a water to any particular piece of land, however, depends on methods of irrigating, the crops grown, the character of the soil, and drainage conditions, and it should be clearly under- stood that the alkali coefficient in no way takes account of such conditions. Hilgard quotes results of investigations by R. H. Loughridge showing the greatest amount of various alkali compounds found in soils in which crops were not injured. About forty common cultures were included in the tables, and great diversity is indicated for the relative toxicity of the compounds toward the different cultures. The mean results for several cultures of about the same degree of sensitiveness, however, indicate with marked uniformity the rela- tive toxicity of the alkalies toward common cultures to be about as follows: Sodium as Na 2 CO 3 , 10 ; 6 sodium as NaCl, 5; sodium as Na 2 SO 4 , 1. The investigations indicate furlher that about 1,500 pounds per acre of sodium with a relative toxicity of 1 (as above) in 4 feet depth of soil is barely sufficient to affect injuriously the more sensitive common crops. The foregoing conclusions, being in accord with the results of other investigations, will be used as a basis for the calculation of the alkali coefficient, which may be made from a water analysis by means of the following formulas: (13a) When rNa rCl or Na .65 Cl is zero or negative, 288 2040 Alkali coefficient, k (136) When rNa rCl or Na .65 Cl is positive~but not greater than rSO 4 or .48 SO 4 , r 288 6620 Alkali coefficient, k = (13c) When rNa-rCl-rSO 4 or Na-.65 C1-.48 SO 4 is positive, r ~ . L>ss 662 lent, k = _ 5rC1 _ 9iS0 4 N3243SQ. In the foregoing formulas, the sodium and potassium value re- ported in many analyses may be used for Na; in the absence of a a Uilgard, E. W., Soils, p. 467, 1906. & The tables indicate a relative toxicity of about ft, but on accouyt of the puddling effect of sodium car- bonate on soils and the fact that the investigations did not distinguish between bicarbonate and carbonate of sodium, the value 10 is believed to be more satisfactory. IKKKiATINC \VATKHS. 179 sodium or a sodium and potassium determination, Na may be esti- mated from the equations Na = .41 HCO s -.83 CO 3 -.71 C1-.52 SO 4 -(1.25 Ca + 2.06 Mg) rNa=1.10 [rHCO 3 + rCO 3 + rCl + rSO 4 -(rCa-frMg)] which for safety give a value about 10 per cent greater than the theo- retical; and in the absence of calcium and magnesium determinations, the foregoing equations may be used if the parenthetical expression be replaced by one-half the total hardness (as CaCO 3 ) or its equiva- lent reacting value. Formula (13a) is applicable to waters that contain more chlorine radicle than is sufficient to combine with the sodium present, and involves the assumption that the other basic radicles required to hold the chlorine radicle in solution are as injurious as if replaced by their equivalent reacting value of sodium. The other formulas neglect .possible injurious effects of basic radicles other than sodium. These assumptions, as applied to normal waters, are sufficiently accurate for practical purposes, though their application to soils might lead to serious errors. Waters to which formulas (13a) and (136) are applicable can not be improved by chemical treatment, but are likely to produce only ''white alkali" in the soil. Waters to which formula (13c) is appli- cable are likely to produce " black alkali" in the soil and can be im- proved to the alkali coefficient calculated from formula (136) by the use of gypsum or "land plaster." In general, injurious results from the use of a water for irrigation depend largely on drainage conditions and soil texture. Waters with low alkali coefficients may be used successfully on a loose soil with free drainage. The following approximate classification, which is based on ordinary irrigation practice in the United States, indicates in a very general way the customary limitations in the use of waters having various alkali coefficients: Classification of irrigation waters. Alkali coefficient. Class. Remarks. More than 18 Good Have been used successfully for many years without special care to 18 to 6 . Fair... prevent alkali accumulation. Special care to prevent gradual alkali accumulation has generally been 5.9 to 1.2 Less than 1.2 Poor Bad found necessary except on loose soils with free drainage. Care in selection of soils has been found to be imperative and artificial drainage has frequently been found necessary. Practically valueless for irrigation. 180 THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF WATER ANALYSES. APPLICATIONS. The foregoing formulas will now be applied to a few analyses, which, for convenience, have been arranged in the form of statement herein suggested. Below are given the results of calculation of the various formulas presented and classification of the waters in accordance therewith. Analyses of waters and results of formulas. [Parts per million.] Weights. Reacting values. A. B. C. D. E. A. B. C. D. E. 1. Suspended matter 30.00 3.07 3.00 .07 118.00 9.36 6.80 .06 2.50 0.00 11.23 11.00 .23 14.00 13.60 11.00 2.60 0.00 10.80 6.50 4.30 2. Colloidal matter Silica (SiO 2 ) Iron oxide ( Fe2O 3 ) Alumina ( A1 2 O 3 ) 3. Dissolved gas: Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).. 4. Dissolved radicles: Calcium (Ca).; 10.00 11.00 2.80 4.60 1.10 0.00 16.00 4.20 7.90 7.50 64.00 12.00 48.00 8.30 1.80 9.00 3.00 0.00 122.00 28.00 12.00 386.00 7.00 0.00 0.55 .23 .20 .03 .00 0.80 .34 .34 3.19 .98 2.08 0.41 .15 .39 .08 .00 1.40 .98 16.76 .18 .00 ' Magnesium (Mg)... Sodium (Na) Potassium (K) Hydrogen (H) Sum positive radicles. Carbonate (CO 3 ) Bicarbonate (HCO 3 ) . . . Sulphate (SO<) Chlorine (Cl) Nitrate (NO 3 ) 0.00 .08 0.00 .08 .00 | 1.01 .00 .67 .14 .20 .00 1.56 .00 .00 1.58 .08 .02 6.25 .00 2.55 1.06 2.74 .01 1.03 .00 .64 .12 .16 ,.00 19.32 0.00 0.00 76.00 2.70 1.20 TrT 156.00 51.00 97.00 0.40 0.00 39.00 5.60 5.80 Tr. 238. (XT 162.00 145.00 213.00 0.00 41.00 6.80 7.00 0.00 7.93 2.66 3.02 6.00 19.61 Sum negative radicles 1,01 1.68 6.36 .92 A. B. C. D. E. 3. Error of analysis, e (per cer 4. Soap cost (cents per 1,000 g 5. Pounds, 90 per cent lime to 6. Pounds, 95 per cent soda as 7. Cost (cents per 1,000 gallon 8 Foaming coefficient I it) 0.0 50 .35 .05 .16 15 -.44 .11 .59 .12 .20 290 -3.7 72 .11 .57 .71 21 .42 1.23 1.51 .56 .37 440 +0.9 211 1.01 .75 1.08 130 -1.58 1.63 1.84 .85 .46 22 +5.6 39 .21 .00 .06 30 -.49 -.08 .46 .12 .25 280 -0.7 130 2.39 .00 .72 1,057 -9.69 -8.28 .94 .22 .23 2.6 allons) soften l,000galk h to soften 1,000 3) of lime and soc ms gallons.. . a ash 9. Coefficient of corrosion, c C + . 0503 Ca 10. Scale, Sc (pounds per 1,000 11. Hard scale, Us (pounds pei 12. Coefficient of scale hardness 13 Alkali coefficient k gallons) 1,000 ga 1} lions) Analyses B and D seem to be somewhat in error. The errors indicated could be accounted for by the presence of iron and aluminum radicle in the one case and by silicate radicle in the other. The differences are not great enough, however, to warrant a change in the form of statement. Hence iron, aluminum, and silicon are presumed to be present as oxides in the colloidal state. The following boiler classification of the waters (including a verbal and a numerical classification) will result from the foregoing figures: (A) (15) Nonfoaming, ( 0.44 + 0.11) semicorrosive, (0.59) very little, (0.20) soft scale. (B) (21) Nonfoaming, ( + 0.42 + 1.23) corrosive, (1.51) little, (0.37) medium scale. (C) (130) Semifoammg, (-1.58 + 1.63) semicorrosive, (1.84) little, (0.46) medium scale. (D) (30) Nonfoaming, (-0.49-0.08) noncorrosive 1 ; (0.46) very little, (0.25) soft scale. APPLICATIONS. 181 (E) (1057) Foaming, (-9.69-8.28) noncorrosive, (0.94) very little, (0.23) soft scale. The effect of suspended matter upon the scale classification of B is of interest. Neglecting the suspended matter, the class would be "very little hard scale." For use in irrigation, E would be classed as poor and the others as good. For detailed comparison or classification of waters, the formulas presented will be found of great value. It is believed that a better general understanding of waters and much practical advantage would result if the analyst were to devote to the foregoing calculations and the resulting classification a portion of the tune usually spent hi figuring hypothetical combinations. For those who desire to use the formulas the following notes are of special interest: (a) The reacting values are necessary only in estimating the error of analyses. Other formulas are presented in dual form so that reacting values may be used or not, as desired. Generally their use will shorten the work of calculation. (6) The formulas are well adapted to the use of a slide rule or similar calculating machine. They are for use primarily in connection with analyses expressed in parts per million or milligrams per liter, but can be used for analyses expressed otherwise if such analyses are re- duced to parts per million by multiplying by the proper factors, as follows : Parts per hundred thousand 10. Grains per U. S. gallon 17.1. Grains per imperial gallon 14.3. Pounds per thousand U. S. gallons 120. Pounds per thousand imperial gallons 100. Per cent of dissolved solids total dissolved solids in parts per million or milligrams per liter. (c) The numerical coefficients used in the formulas are the result of the simple mathematical calculations of chemistry. Thus the coefficient 0.26 of formula (5) is derived as follows: It is desired to find the quantity of lime (CaO) that will react with certain substances. The reacting value of this lime must, of course, equal the sum of the reacting values of the substances with which it is to react. The parenthesis of the formula represents this reacting value. The react- ing coefficient of CaO being SO-TVC, our reacting value for lime must be multiplied by 28.05 to give parts per million of CaO. This must in turn be divided by 120 to give pounds per 1,000 gallons. A final division by .90 reduced the expression to terms of lime of 90 per cent purity. Thus 28.05 X,X- = 0.26. Other numerical coefficients of the formulas are derived in a similar manner. INDEX. A. Page. Alma, N. Mex., San Francisco River nfar: analyses of water of 119, 140 discharge of 119-120 gage heights of 119 American River near Fairoaks, Cal.: analyses of water of 13,139 gage heights and discharge of 13 A nalyses of water, industrial application of. 165-181 methods of 9-10 summary of results of 139-140 table showing results of miscellaneous. 142-144 Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg., analysis of water of... 14:5 Animas River near Durango, Colo.: analyses of water of. 14-15, 139 discharge of 14-15 gage heights 14 Avalon reservoir, N. Mex., analyses of water of Pecos River at 143 B. Bakersfield , Cal. , analysis of water of well at. 146 Barium carbonate, use of for softening water. . 170 Belle Fourche, S. Dak., Red water River near: analyses of water of 95-96. 140 discharge of 95-96 gage heights of... 95 Belle Fourche River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak.: analyses of water of 16-19, 139 discharge of 16-19 gage heights of. 16, 18 Berry, F. T., work of. 5 Bieber, Cal. , Pit River near: analysas of water of 91-92, 140 discharge of '. 91-92 gage heights of 91 Bighorn River near Fort Custer, Mont.: analyses of water of 20, 139 discharge of 20-21 gage heights of 20 Big Lost River, Idaho, analysis of water of at Chilly gaging station. 142 at Mackay gaging station 112 Big Wood River, Idaho, analysis of water of. 142 Billings, Mont., Yellowstone River near: analyses of water of 134-135, 140 discharge of 134-135 gage heights of 134 Bitter Creek near Olustee, Okla., analysis of water of... 143 Page. Blackfoot River, Idaho, analysis of water of.. U2 Boilers, corrosion of 173-175 foaming and priming in 171-173 scale formation in 175-177 Boise River near Boise, Idaho: analyses of water of. 22-23, 139 discharge of 22-23 gage heights. 22 Buford gaging station, Colo., analysis of water of Marvine Creek at. 142 Bully Creek, Oreg., analysis of water of. . . 143 Burns, FT. A., work of 5 Buttonwillow, Cal., analysis of water of well at . 146 C. California, analyses of water of spring and wells in 145,146 California, University of, cooperation of 5 Carey gaging station, Idaho, analysis of water of Little Wood River at 1 . 142 Carlsbad, N. Mex., Pecos River at: analyses of water of 84-8f>, 140 discharge of 84-86 gage heights of 84-85 Carson Lake near Hill, Nev., analyses of water of 145 Carson River near Hazen, Nev.: analyses of water of 24-25, 139 discharge of 25 Chilly gaging station, Idaho, analysis of water of Big Lost River at 142 Clear Lake near Klamath Falls, Oreg., analysis of water of 145 Cody,Wyo.: analysis of water supply of 144 Shoshone River near: analyses of water of 122-123, 140 discharge of 122-124 gage heights of 122-123 Colorado, analyses of water of spring and well in 145,146 Colorado River at or near Yuma, Ariz.: analyses of suspended matter in water of. 150 analyses of water of 26-28, 139 gage heights and discharge of 26-28 Conconully, Wash.: analysis of water of well at 149 lake near, analysis of water of 145 Salmon Creek near, analysis of water of. . 144 Scotch Creek near, analysis of water of. . . 144 183 184 INDEX. Page. Courchesne, Tex., Rio Grande at: analyses of water and discharge of 97-101 gage heights of - - + 97-100 Craig gaging station, Colo., analysis of water of Yampa River 142 P. Dayton, N. Mex., Pecos River near: analyses of water of 87-88, 140 gage heights and discharge of 87-88 Derby, Nev., Truckee River near: analyses of water of 126-127, 140 gage heights and discharge of 126-127 Dry Creek, Colo., analysis of water of 142 Dudley, Cal. , analysis of water of well at 146 Durango, Colo., Animas River near: analyses of water of 14-15, 139 gage heights and discharge of 14-15 E. Eaton, F. M., work of 5 Elm Fork of Red River- near Mangum, Okla.: analyses of water of 29-36, 139, 143 discharge of 29-36 gage heights of 29-35 near Salt Springs, Okla.: analyses of water of 143 El Paso, Tex., Rio Grande at or near: analyses of suspended matter in water of. 150 analyses of water 97-101, 140 discharge of 97-101 gage heights 97-100 Error, cause and limit of, in water analyses. . . 168 Fairoaks, Cal., American River near: analyses of water of 13, 139 gage heights, and discharge of 13 Fall River, Idaho, analyses of water of 142 Feather River near Oroville, Cal.: analyses of water of 37-38, 139 discharge of 37-38 gage heights of 37 Firebaugh , Cal. , analysis of water of well at . . 146 Fort Custer, Mont., Bighorn River near: analyses of water of 20, 139 discharge of 20-21 gage heights of 20 Fort Laramie, Wyo., North Platte River near: analyses of water of 75-76, 140 discharge of 75-76 gage heights of 75 Fossil Lake, Oreg., wells near, analyses of water of 148 Fremont gaging station, Idaho, analyses of water of Fall River, at 142 Fruto, Cal., Stony Creek near: analyses of water of 124, 140 discharge of 124-125 gage heights of 124 G. Gallinas River near Las Vegas, N. Mex.: analyses of water of 39-40, 139 discharge of 39-40 gage heights of 39 Page. Gates, Nev., analysis of water of bored well in. 146 Gibraltar gaging station, California, analysis of water of Santa Ynez River, at. 142 Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz.: analyses of water of 41, 139 discharge of 42 gage heights of 41 Gimlet gaging station, Idaho, analyses of water of Big Wood River at 142 Glendive, Mont.: analysis of water of well near 146 Yellowstone River near: analyses of water of 136-137, 143 discharge of 136-137 gagtfheights of 136 Gore Canyon, near Kremmling, Colo., Grand River at: analyses of water and gage heights of 42-43 discharge of 42-44 Goshen, Cal., analysis of water of well at 146 Grand River near Kremmling, Colo.: analyses of water of 42, 43, 139 discharge of 42-44 gage heights of 42-43 near Palisade, Colo.: analyses of water of 45, 139 discharge of 45-46 gage heights of 45 Granite, Okla., North Fork of Red River near: analyses of water of 62-68, 140 discharge of 62-68 gage heights of 62-67 Green River- near Green River, Wyo.: analyses of water of 46-47, 139 discharge of 46-47 gage heights of 46 near Jensen, Utah: analyses of water of 48-49,139 discharge of . 48-49 gage heights of 48 Gunnison River near Whitewater Colo.: analyses of water of 50-51, 139 discharge of 50-51 gage heights of 50 H. Hampson, J. A., work of 5 Havre, Mont., Milk River near: analyses of water of 59-60, 139 discharge of 59-60 gage heights of 59 Hawley, O. J., work of 5 Hazen, Nev., Carson River near: analyses of water of 24-25, 139 discharge of 25 Headrick, Okla., North Fork of Red River near: analyses of water of 69-74, 140 discharge of 6St-74 gage heights 69-73 UHliMium. \V. II.. workof 151 Hesperus gaging station, Colo., analyses of water of La Plata River, at 142 INDEX. 185 Page. Highland, Idaho, near Boise, Boise River at: analyses of water of discharge of 22-23 gage heights of 22 Hill, Nov., Carson Lake near, analyses of water of 145 Holbrook, Ariz., Little Colorado River near: analyses of water of 55, 139 gage heights and disch iruc of 55 Hondo River near Roswell, N. Mex.: analyses of water of 52, 139 gage heights and discharge of 52 Hooper, Wash., Palouse River near: analyses of water of 81 , 140 discharge of 81-82 gage heights of 81 Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Payette River near: analyses of water of 82-83, 140 discharge of 82-83 gage heights of 82 I. Idaho, analyses of water of wells in 146 Industrial analyses of water, determinations made in 165-168 Industrial application of water analyses 165-181 Irrigation, waters used lor.'. 177-179 J. Jensen, Utah, Green River near: analyses of water of 48-49, 139 discharge of 48-49 gage heights of 48 John Day River, Oreg., analyses of water of. . 143 K. Klamath Falls, Oreg.: Clear Lake near, analysis of water of 145 Link River near: analyses of water of 53-55, 139 discharge of 53-55 gage heights of 54 Tule Lake near, analysis of water of 145 Kremmling, Colo., Grand River near: analyses of water of 42-43, 139 discharge of 42-44 gage heights of 43 L. La Grange, Cal., Tuolumne River near: analyses of water of 128, 140 discharge of 128-129 gage heights of 128 La Plata River, Colo., analysis of water of . . . 142 Las Vegas, N. Mex., Gallinas River near: analyses of water of 39-40, 139 discharge of 39-40 gage heights of 39 Lime, use of, for softening water 169-170 Link River near Klamath Falls, Oreg.: analyses of water of 53-54, 139 discharge of 53-55 gage heights of 54 Little Colorado River- near Holbrook, Ariz.: analyses of water of 55, 139 gage heights and discharge of 55 Page. Little Colorado River Continued, near Woodruff, Ariz.: analyses of water of 56-57, 139 I isi'hurge of 5<>-57 gage heights of 56 Little Snake River, Colo. , analysis of water of. 142 Little Wood River, Idaho, analysis of water of 142 Los Alamos, N. Mex., Sapello River near: analyses of water of 120-121, 140 discharge of 122 gage heights 120-121 Loughridge, R. H., on amount of alkali not injurious to crops 178 Lyon gaging station, Idaho, analyses of water of South Fork Snake River at. . 142-143 M. Mackay gaging station, Idaho, analyses of water of Big Lost River at 142 Malheur River- near Ontario, Oreg.: analyses of water of 143 near Vale, Oreg.: analyses of water of 58, 139 discharge of 59 gage heigh ts of 58 Malott, Wash., Salmon Creek near: analyses of water of 111-112, 140 discharge of 111-112 gage heights of Ill Mangum, Okla.: Elm Fork of Red River near: analyses of water of 29-36, 139, 143 discharge of 29-36 gage heights of 29-35 Salt Fork of Red River near: analyses of water of 115-118, 140, 143 discharge of 115-118 gage heights of 115-117 Stinking Creek near: analyses of water of 143 Marvine Creek, Colo. , analysis of water of ' 142 May bell gaging station, Colo.: Little Snake River at, analysis of water of 142 Yampa River at, analysis of water of 142 McCreary, P. L., work of 5 McDonald gaging station, analyses of water of John Day River, Oreg. , at 143 Means, T. II., work of 151 Meeker gaging station, Colo., analysis of water of White River at 142 Milk River near Havre, Mont.: analyses of water of 59-60, 139 discharge of 59-60 gage heights of 59 Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak.: suspended matter and dissolved solids in water of 61, 140 discharge of 61 Mitchell , Nebr. , analyses of water of spring and wells near 145, 146 Modesto, Cal-, Tuolumne River near, dis- charge of 129 Montana, analyses of water of wells in 140 186 INDEX. Page. Montgomerys Ferry gaging station, Idaho, analyses of water of Snake River at 142 Montrose, Colo.: Dry Creek near, analysis of water of 142 spring and well near, analysis of water of 145,146 N. Navajo dam site, near Headrick, Okla., North Fork of Red River near: analyses of water and discharge of 69-74 gage heights of. 69-73 Navajo pumping station, analyses of water of North Fork of Red River, Okla., at 143 Nebraska, analyses of water of springs and wells in 145,146 Nevada, analyses of water of wells in 146 Nevada ditch near Ontario, Oreg., analysis of water of 144 New Mexico, analyses of water of springs and wells in 145, 146 North Dakota, analyses of water of wells in. 146, 147 North Fork of Red River at Navajo pumping station, Okla.: analyses of water of 143 near mouth of Elm Fork, Okla.: analyses of water of 143 near Granite, Okia.: analyses of water of. 62-68, 140 discharge of... 62-68 gage heights of 62-67 near Headrick, Okla.: analyses of water of 69-74, 140 discharge of. 69-73 gage heights of ^ 69-74 North Fork of Snake River, Idaho, analyses of water of. 142 North Groesbeck Creek near Quanah, Tex., analyses of water of 144 North Platte River near Fort Laramie, Wyo.: analyses of water of 75-76, 140 discharge of 75-76 gage heights of 75 O. Oklahoma, analyses of water of wells and bor- ings in 147-148 Olustee, Okla.: Bitter Creek near, analysis of water of. . . 143 Turkey Creek near: analyses of water of 130-131 , 140, 143 gage heights of 130-131 Ontario, Oreg.: Malheur River near, analyses of water of. 143 Snake River near, analyses of water of 144 Ora gaging station, Idaho, analyses of water of North Fork of Snake River at. 142 Oregon, analyses of waters of springs and wells in 145,147-148 Oroville, Cal., Feather River near: analyses of water of 37-38, 139 discharge of A. 37-38 gage heights of 37 Owens Lake, Cal., analysis of water of 145 Page. Owens River- near Round Valley, Cal.: analyses of water of. 76-78, 140 discharge of 76-78 gage heights of. 76-77 near Tinemaha, Cal.: analyses of water of. 79-80, 140 discharge of 79-80 gage heights of 79 P. Palisade, Colo., Grand River near: analyses of water of 45-46, 139 discharge of 45-46 gage heights of 45 Palouse River near Hooper, Wash.: analyses of water of 81, 140 discharge of 81-82 gage heights of 81 Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho: analyses of water of 82-83, 140 discharge of 82-83 gage heights of 82 Pearce, J. A., work of 5 Pecos River at Avalon reservoir, N. Mex., analyses of water of 143 at Carlsbad, N. Mex.: analyses of water of 84-86, 140 discharge of 84-86 gage heights of 84-85 near Dayton, N. Mex.: analyses of water of 87-88, 140 discharge of 87-88 gage heights of 87 near Santa Rosa, N. Mex.: analyses of water of 89-90, 140 discharge of 89-90 gage heights of 89 Pit River near Bieber, Cal.: analyses of water of 91-92, 140 discharge of 91-92 gage heightsof 91 Porterville, Cal., analysis of water of well at. . 146 Presto gaging station, analysis of water of Blackfoot River, Idaho, at 142 Puta Creek near Winters, Cal.: analyses of water of 93-94, 140 discharge of 93-94 gage heights of 93-94 Q. Quanah, Tex., North Groesbeck Creek near, analyses of water of 144 R. Red Bluff, Cal., Sacramento River near: analyses of water of 107-109, 140 discharge of 107-109 gage heights of 107-108 Red River, Elm Fork of near Mangum, Okla: analyses of water of 29-35, 139 discharge of 29-36 gage heights of 29-35 near Salt Springs, Okla.: analyses of water of 143 INDEX. 187 Page. Red River, North Fork of at Navajo pumping station, Okla.: analyses of water of 143 near mouth of Elm Fork, Okla.: analyses of water of 143 near Granite, Oklu.: analyses of water of 62-68, 140 disi-harge of gage heights of "-' 87 near Ileadrick, Okla.: analyses of water of 69-74, 140 discharge of 69-74 gage heights of 69-73 Red River, Salt Fork of near Mangum, Oklu.: analyses of water of 115-118,140 discharge of 115-118 gage heights of 115-117 Redwater River near Belle Fourche.S. Dak.: analyses of water of 95-96, 140 discharge of 95-96 gage heights 95 Riddell, W . C, , work of 5 Rio Grande: accuracy of data and estimates of dis- charge and sediment in water of 162-163 mean annual discharge of sediment by. . . 164 near El Paso, Tex.: analyses of suspended matter in water of 150 analyses of water of . 97-101, 140 discharge of 97-101 gage heights of 97-100 near San Marcial, N. Mex.: analyses of suspended matter in water of 150 analyses of water of. 102-105 discharge of 102-105 gage heights of 102-104 sediment carried by 151-164 sediment-tc-water ratio of , estimates of. 161-162 Rio Puerco, influence of, on water of Rio ' Grande 160 Roosevelt, Ariz., Salt River near: analyses of water of 113-114, 140 discharge of 113-114 gage heights of 113 Roswell, N. Mex.: Hondo River near: analyses of water of wells near 146 analyses of water of 52, 139 gage heights and discharge of 52 Round Valley, Cal., Owens River near: analyses of water, of 77-78, 140 discharge of 77-78 gage heights of , 77 S. Sacramento River at Sacramento, Cal.: analyses of water of 110, 140 gage heights, and discharge of 1 10 near Red Bluff, Cal.: analyses of water of 107-108, 140 discharge of 107-109 gage heights of. 107-108 Page. St. Anthony gaging station, Idaho, analysis of water of Teton River at 143 Salmon Creek . at Conconully, Wash., analysis of water of 144 near Malott, Wash.: analyses of water of 111-112, 140 discharge of 111-112 gage heights of Ill Salt Draw, Upper, Middle, and Lower, near Salt Springs, Okla., analyses of Avuter of 143 Salt Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla.: analyses of water of 115-118, 140, 143 discharge of 115-1 lg gage heights of : 115-117 Salt River near Roosevelt, Ariz.: analyses of water of 113-114, 140 discharge of 113-114 gage heights of 113 Salt Springs, Okla., analyses of water of Elm Fork of Red River, near 143 Sampling stations, location of 6-9 San Carlos, Ariz., Gila River near: analyses of water of 41 , 139 discharge of 42 gage heights 41 San Francisco River near Alma, N. Mex.: analyses of water 1 19, 140 discharge of 119-120 gage heights 120 San Marcial, N. Mex., Rio Grande at or near: analyses of suspended matter in water of. . 150 analyses of water of 102-105, 140 discharge of 102-100 gage heights of ". 102-105 water and sediment in 152-1G2 Santa Rosa, N. Mex., Pecos River near: analyses of water of 89-90, 140 discharge of 89-90 gage heights 89 Santa Ynez River, analysis of water of 142 Sapello River near Los Alamos, N. Mex.: analyses of water of 120-121, 140 discharge of 122 gage heights of 120-121 Scotch Creek near Conconully, Wash., analy- sis of water of 144 Shoshone River at or near Cody, Wyo.: analyses of water of 122-123, 140, 144 discharge of 122-124 gage heights of 122-123 Smarts ville, Cal., Yuba River near: analyses of water of 137-138, 140 discharge of 137-138 gage heights 137 Snake River, Idaho, analyses of water of at Montgomerys Ferry gaging sta- tion and Starrs Ferry 142 Snake River, Oreg., analyses of water of 144 Snyder, Okla., analyses of water of wells and borings in 147-148 Soap-consuming power of water 168-169 Soda ash, use of, for softening water 169-170 Softening water 1G9-171 South Fork of Snake River, Idaho, analyses of water of... 142 188 INDEX. Page. Springville, Cal., analysis of water of mineral spring near 145 Starrs Ferry gaging station, Idaho, analysis of water of Snake River at 142 Steamboat Springs gaging station, Colorado, analysis of water of Yampa River at 142 Stinking Creek near Mangum, Okla., analy- ses of water of 143 Stone, C. II., work of 5 Stony Creek near Fruto, Cal.: analyses of water of 124, 140 discharge of 124-125 gage heights of 124 Summary of analyses of surface waters 139-140 Summer Lake, Oreg., Ana River near, analy- sis of water of 143 T. Teton River, Idaho, analyses of water of 143 Tinemaha, Cal., Owens River near: analyses of water of f 79-80,140 discharge of 79-80 gage heights 79 Truckee River near Derby, Nev.: analyses of water of 126-127, 140 discharge of 126-127 gage heights 126 Tulare, Cal., analysis of water of artesian well at 146 Tule Lake near Klamath Falls, Oreg., analy- sis of water of 145 Tuolumne River near Modesto, Cal.: discharge of 129 near La Grange, Cal.: analyses of water of 128-129, 140 discharge of 128, 129 gage heights of 128 Turkey Creek near Olustee, Okla.: analyses of water of 130-131, 141, 143 gage heights of 130-131 V. Vale, Oreg., Malheur River near: analyses of water of 58-59, 139 discharge of 58-59 gage heights of 58 Vaygouny, M., work of 5 Verde River near McDowell, Ariz.: analyses of water of 132-133, 140 discharge of 132-133 132 W. Page. Wagontire Mountain, Oreg., analysis of water at 143 Water analyses, industrial application of... 165-181 Water, boiler, effect of impurities in 171-177 soap-consuming power of 168-169 softening of i 169-171 Waters, classification of, use of formulas for. 180-181 irrigation 177-179 Whitewater, Colo., Gunnison River near: analyses of water of 50-51, 139 discharge of 50-51 gage heights of 50 White River, Colo., analysis of water of 142 Williston, N. Dak., Missouri River near: suspended matter and dissolved solids in .61 , 140 discharge of 61 Wilson ditch, Oreg., analysis of water of. .... 144 Winters, Cal., Puta Creek near: analyses of water of 93-94, 140 discharge of 93-94 gage heights of 93 Woodruff, Ariz., Little Colorado River near: analyses of water of 56-57, 139 discharge of 56-57 gage heights of 56 Y. Yampa River, Colo., analyses of water of, at Craig, Maybell, and Steamboat Springs gaging stations 142 Yellowstone River near Billings, Mont.: analyses of water of 134-135, 140 discharge of 134-136 gage heights of 134 near Glendive, Mont.: analyses of water of 136-137, 140, 143 discharge of ] : _N. I.7.) discharge of gage heights of LY;-i?7 o