Water-supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey, Ausgaben 99-100U.S. Government Printing Office, 1904 |
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April Arkansas River August August 14 bank is high bank is low bench mark cable canal canyon channel is straight Colo Creek daily gage height Date December 31 Depth in inches Discharge in second-feet Discharge measurements district hydrographer ditch Drainage area drainage basin elevation Estimated monthly discharge February feet above gage gage datum Gage Discharge gage is read gage rod gravel Gunnison River highway bridge Humboldt River initial point January July July 11 July 20 June June 26 left bank liable to overflow located March Mean daily gage Meramec River Minimum Mont Nebr November observations October once each day Oreg pier point for soundings Rating table right bank Run-off Second-feet Maximum Sept September South Platte River spike square miles station during 1903 station was established stream is composed Total in acre-feet Truckee River vertical Yakima River zero
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Seite 533 - SLIPS. [Mount each slip upon a separate card, placing the subject at the top of the second slip. The name of the series should not be repeated on the series card, but the additional numbers should be added, as received, to the first entry.] Gannett, Henry.
Seite 10 - ... they also give, as far as possible, a complete history of all the changes that have occurred since the establishment of the station that would be factors in using the data collected. The discharge-measurement table gives the results of the discharge measurements made during the year, including the date...
Seite 70 - The length of the chain from the end of the weight to the marker is 35.02 feet.
Seite 401 - Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the bridge, the initial point for soundings being the gate post near the left end of the bridge.
Seite 383 - Both banks are high, wooded, and not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of bowlders, very rough, and permanent.
Seite 11 - ... for the day when the mean gage height was highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day, it does not indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest height, and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger than given in the maximum column. Likewise, in the column of "Minimum" the quantity given is the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was lowest. The column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet for each second during the month.
Seite 10 - The table of daily gage heights gives the daily fluctuations of the surface of the river as found from the mean of the gage readings taken each day. The...
Seite 474 - DESCRIPTION. St. Mary River heads in northern Montana, near the Canadian boundary line, on the eastern slope of the main range of the Rocky Mountains, in a region of perpetual snow, and in the midst of numerous glaciers.
Seite 317 - The channel is straight for 600 feet above and 300 feet below the station. The current is swift. Both banks are of medium height and are not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of rocks and gravel. There are three channels at low water and five channels at high water.
Seite 11 - Depth in inches" means the depth of water in inches that would have covered the drainage area, uniformly distributed, if all the water could have accumulated on the surface. This quantity is used for comparing run-off with rain-fall, which quantity is usually given in depth in inches. It should be noticed that "acre-feet and depth in inches...