GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GEORGIA W. S. YEATES, State Geologist BULLETIN No~ 3-A A PRELil\1INARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE Water-powers of Georgia COMPILED FROM THE NOTES OF C. C. ANDERSON Late Assistant Geologist AND FROM OTHER, SOURCES BY B. J\1. HALL, SPECIAL ASSISTANT WATER-POWERS OF GEORGIA FRONTISPIECE PLriTE I THEIW ITCH 'S HEAD, TALLULAH FALLS, GEORG IA. ERRATA. On page I 2 5' sth column of table, in fourth line from bottom, for " - r. 55," read - o. 55. On page I 28, foot-note at bottom, for "inches," read feet. GEO. W. HARRISON, STATE PRINTER FRANKLIN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY Atlanta, Ga. THE ADVISORY BOARD of the Geological Survey of Georgia (Ex-Officio) Hrs ExcELLENCY, W. Y. ATKINSON, Governor of Georgia, flRESIDENT OF THE BoARD BoN. R. T. NESBITT Commissioner of Agriculture BoN. G. R. GLENN .. . Commissioner of Public Schools HoN. R. U. HARDEMAN . State Treasurer HoN. vV. A. WRIGHT . Comptroller-General BoN. A. D. cANDLER BoN. J. M. TERRELL . . . Secretary of State . . . . Attorney-General SEPTEMBER 5TH, I 8g6. To His Excellency, W. Y. ATKINSON, Governor, and President of tlze Advisory Board of the Geological Survey of Georgia, SIR: - I have the honor to transmit, herewith, a preliminary report on a part of the Water-powers of Georgia, compiled by Mr. B. M. Hall, Special Assistant, from the report of Mr. C. C. Anderson, late Assistant Geologist, and from other sources. During the past year, especially, there has been great demand for information, as to Southern water-powers, coming mostly from Eastern manufacturers, contemplating the establishment of cottonmills and other factories in the South. This is, therefore, an opportune time, for the issuing of such a bulletin, which will be the first of a series on this subject. Field-work, for a second bulletin, is now in progress ; and, as soon as sufficient data has been collected, a second report will be submitted. Very respectfully yours, w. s. YEATES, State Geologist. WATER-PO\llERS OF GEORGIA CH.._~PTER I IN1'RODUCTORY 1 The necessity for an economic survey of the water-powers of Georgia, that would show their number and their degree of availability for practical use, has long been felt. So, when the office of State Geologist was revived, in the fall of r88g, by act of the legislature, with an appropriation for five years, from July rst, r8go, Dr. ]. W. Spencer having been elected State Geologist, a survey" of the water-powers of the State was begun, by Mr. C. C. Anderson, Assistant Geologist, who continued field-work during field-seasons, until the close. of the season of I 8g2. During this time, Mr. Anderson established gauge~stations and appointed gauge-readers, who made regular monthly reports of daily readings, for a period of thirteen consecutive months. These stations were established at certain points along the Chattahoochee, Flint and Ocmulgee rivers, and some of their tributaries. Mr. Anderson proceeded to make surveys of the shoals, by soundings along cross-sections, and by measuring the velocities of the streams, with a Haskell currep.t-meter. He was under instruction, too, to make certain geological and timber observations, and to collect I By W. S. Yeates, State Geologist. (7) 8 Z.NTRO.DUCTORY specimens of minerals, rocks and soils, all of which he did. His report was submitted to the Geological Board, about the time the Survey was reorganized in April, 1893; but it was never published. In the cours~ of a year's experience, it became apparent to the present State Geologist, that a published report on the water-powers of Georgia was greatly needed; for many inquiries for information on this subject were constantly coming to him from manufacturers and others outside the State. By advice of the Geological Board, a competent hydrographic engineer was employed, to carefully examine Mr. Anderson's report, and, subsequently, to compile, from it and other reliable sources, material for a preliminary bulletin on such of the water-powers in the State, as had been surveyed. St1ch published work as was done by the Survey, when Dr. George Little was State Geologist, from 1874 to 1879, has been made use of; and the United States Weather and Census Reports have, in a measure, contributed to this bulletin. While it cannot be claimed, that this report 1s complete, even as to the rivers and tributaries undertaken; yet, it willserve to call attention, in a practical way, to a large number of valuable water-powers, by far the greater number of which are unutilized. On the map, which accompanies the report, there are a few omissions, which were occasioned by the compiler's failure to submit data, before the engraving was completed and the transfers were made. Along the tributaries of the three principal rivers, a number of water-powers are not given, because no surveys have been made. These will be surveyed, and included in the next one of this series. Arrangements have been made, by which this Survey is now working conjointly with the U. S. Geo.,. logical Survey on the Water-powers of Georgia. This plan of cooperation gives to each Survey the data collected in the field by the other, whereby each is enabled to cover more territory, in a given time, than it otherwise would be able to do. WATER-POWERS OF GEORGIA PI. ATE II ~'ALLS 0~- L ' EAU D 'O R, TALL ULAH FALLS, GEORG IA. CHAPTER II THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF WATERPOWERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF GEORGIA Very few of the large water-powers of Georgia are utilized. This is. a fact, not from lack of energy and enterprise in the people of the State ; but because their energy has, heretofore; been directed mainly. to agriculture and commerce, and not to manufacturing. But a rapid change is taking place in this respect ; and it is all the better for our future, that this, the dawn of the age of electricity, has found us with undeveloped powers, ready to receive the latest and best machinery., without the loss and expense of taking out old of machinery, to make room for it; or, worse still, the necessity running the antiquated machinery at a great loss, when it is brought in~o competition with the latest improvements. -This bulletin locates, and gives some information cc:mcerning, hundreds of water-powers in the State, many of the sma1ler being utilized, and a few of the larger, partly utilized ; but by far the greater number are absolutely in their natural state. The following are some of the great powers, in the State, that are running to waste : - Tallulalz Fcdls, in Rabun county, with a 33S-foot fall. Coosawattee Skoals, in Gilmer and Gordon counties, a succession of cascades for seventeen miles. T!ze Etowah JWining Co's. S!zoals, at Cartersville, on the Etowah river, with a fall of 50 feet. (9) IO RECENT INCREASE IN VALUE, ETC. The Great Amicalola Shoals, in Dawson county, with a 234-foot fall. Roswell and Bull Sluice Shoal, on the Chattahoochee river, in Fulton county, fourteen miles from Atlanta, with 50 feet of fall. The Vining Shoals, on the Chattahoochee river, in Fulton county, seven miles from Atlanta, with a fall of 32 feet. Tlze Jack Todd Shoal, on the Chattahoochee river, in Harris county, near West Point, with 5I feet of fall. Hargett Island Shoals, on the Chattahoochee river, in Harris county, with 6o feet of fall. The Great Shoals, on the Chattahoochee river, at Columbus, with I 20 feet of fall. Flat Shoals, on the Flint river, in Pike and Meriwether counties, with 32 feet of fall. Yellow Jacke-t Shoals, on the Flint river, in Upson county, with a 36-foot fall. Rogers' Shoal and Nelson's Slzoal, on Big Potato creek, Upson county, with 8 I feet and I I 5 feet of fall, respectively. High Falls, on the Towaliga river, Monroe county, with a fall of 96 feet. Sweet-water Slzoals, on Sweet-water creek, Douglas county, near Austell, with an So-foot fall. Cedar Shoals, on the Yellow river, in Newton county, with 55 feet of fall. Garner Skoals, on Alcovy river, in Newton county, with a fall of 8 5 feet. The Harper or Pittman Shoal, on the Ocmulgee river, in Butts county, with a 28-foot fall and a six-foot shoal just below it. Tallassee Bridge Shoal, on Middle Oconee river, in Jackson county, with a 52-foot fall. High Shoals, on the Apalachee river, in Oconee county, with 50 feet of fall. RECEJ.lT INCREASE IN VALUE, ETC. I I Barnett's Slwal, on the Oconee river, in Oconee county, with a 54foot fall. Trotte1r's_ Slzoal, on the Savannah river, in Elbert county, \vith 7 5 feet of fall. Antlzm?J' Slzoal, on the Broad river, in Elbert and Lincoln countiest with over 70 feet of fall. These powers are mentioned here, to attract attention to the tabulated statements of Chapter III, where they, with numerous others, are given in detail. Water-power has always been recognized as the cheapest and best power for running stationary machinery. Hence, in all manufacturing countries, the powers, that are conveniently loc_;;~.:ted, with reference to transportation, and capable of being developed at a reasonable cost, have formed the nucleus for important industrial towns. As these towns have grown, and offered advantages for manufacturing, beyond the capacity of the available water-power, steam-power has been added, rather than go to other and less favorable localities, for more water-power.. This .is why such cities as Lowell, Mass., use more steam-power than watet-power- a fact that has furnished. a pretext for all kinds of unreasonable arguments, to prove that steam-power is cheaper than water-power ; arguments, that are made by people interested in the manufacture of steam-engines, the development of coal mines, or the prosperity of towns, not b_lessed with water-power. It has been freely admitted, by all advocates of water-power, that it is often cheaper to erect and operate a steam-plant in a favorable locality, than to develop and run a water-power, where there are no facilities for transportation; and this fact has caused many fine water-powers to remain undeveloped. But the recent improvements, in electric motors and long distance transmission, have brought about a new era in water-power development. As factories could not go to 12 RECENT INCREASE IN VALUE, ETC. these water-powers, the water-powers are beginning to come to the factories; and, not only to the factories, but to the operation cf railroads, a field which has, until recently, been considered the exclusive domain of the steam locomotive. It does not even stop at this point; for it is rapidly displacing coal-gas and steamgenerated electricity, in lighting our cities; and it may soon perform an important part in cooking and heating. The old idea of development was to bring a power-canal into a city, and build factories along the canal; but many cities, located on or near rivers, having fine shoals, are prevented from doing this, by topographical difficulties, that are practically insurmountable. With the possible exception of Macon and Milledgeville, the only city in Georgia, favorably located for this kind of powerdevelopment, is Augusta ; and it is highly probable, that the Augusta power-canal, constructed in 1847, is the only one of the kind, that any Georgia city will ever possess. There is no longer the same necessity for this kind of development. The modern plan of placing a generating-plant at the shoals, and transmitting the power, electrically, for distribution wherever it is needed, is, in most cases, infinitely better; and the day is not far distant, when many towns, situated in or near the Crystalline Belt of Georgia, can have all the power desired, at a much smaller cost than steampower. Capitalists are now contemplating the taking hold of an enterprise to develop the large powers on the Chattahoochee river, near Atlanta, for this purpose; and other cities in the State are also planning to make use of contiguous water-powers, in the same way. The foregoing discussion is to show the great possibilities for water-power, as a source of city-power, and its corresponding increase in value. It is not intended to intimate, that the powers of this State are less conveniently located for factory-sites, than those RECENT INCREASE IN VALUE, ETC. of other States. 9n the contrary, many of the best water-powers are close to important railroads, and offer beautiful locations for manufacturing towns. Many others, near railroads, but situated in deep gorges and among rock-cliffs, can be profitably utilized, by placing a power-station at the shoal, and transmitting the power, electrically, to a good factory-site on the railroad. There are also many valuable powers in our mining and quarrying regions, that can be utilized in like manner. The granite quarries of Lithonia and Stone Mountain can be run by power from South river, near at hand. The marble quarries of Long Swamp valley in Pickens county, where more than two million dollars is already invested in developments, can be nm by power from the Amicalola river, eight miles distant; and the gold mines, that cover a large area in the State, can have cheap power from the adjacent streams, for running drills, ventilators and hoisting and milling machinery, thus encouraging deep mining, which is so necessary to the proper development of such properties. It is now an acknowledged fact, that cotton-goods can be manufactured more cheaply in the South, than anywhere else; and the bringing of the cotton-factories to the cotton-fields, which has already been begun in earnest, will continue, until the greater portion of our cotton crop will be shipped in the form of manufactured goods. Eastern capitalists, seeing and acknowledging this tendency, are beginning to investigate our region, with a real desire to find out something about it. It is expected, that the Cotton States and International Exposition, recently held in Atlanta, will largely increase the demand for information along this line; and this bulletin, the first of a series on this subject, is compiled for the purpose of giving such information, concerning our water-powers, as is attainable from the data, thus far collected. CHAPTER III I THE STREAMS AND DRAINAGE BASINS OF GEORGIA, WITH TABLES SHOWING TRIBUTARIES AND WATER-POWERS DRAINAGE BASINS A study of the water-courses of Georgia is peculiarly interesting. The streams all rise within the borders of the State, and flow to the four points of the compass, forming a large number of separate and distinct drainage basins, which discharge into either the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean, at points very remote from each other. The nine principal drainage basins,2 that lie wholly or partly in the State, are:- FIRST- The Tennessee Basin, occupied by tributaries of the Tennessee river, whose waters find their way through the Mississippi to the Gulf, below New Orleans. SECOND- The Mobile Basin, in which originate the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, with their outlets into the Gulf at Mobile. THIRD - The Apalachicola Basin, through which run the waters of the Chattahoochee and the Flint rivers, reaching the Gulf at Apalachicola. FouRTH- Tlze.Altamaha Basin, including the Oconee and Ocmul- I By authority of the Geological Board of Georgia, this chapter was furnished by the State Geolo gist to the Commissioner of Agriculture, for use in" Georgia: Her Resources, etc.", published in I89S 2 See map, page r6. DRAINAGE BASINS I$ gee waters, which enter the Atlantic Ocean, by way of the Altamaha nver. FIFTH - Tlze Ogccclzcc Basin, which is drained into the Atlantic Ocean, by the Ogeechee river. SIXTH- The Savannah Basin, which is drained by the Savannah river into the Atlantic Ocean. SEVENTH- The Ocklockonee Basin, which is drained into the Gulf through Ocklockonee bay. EIGHTH- Tlze Suwannee Basin, which is drained into the Gulf by the Suwannee river. NINTH- The Satilla and St. l!1ar)l's Basin, the rivers of which flow into the Atlantic Ocean near Cumberland Island. Five of these basins, the Tennessee, the Mobile, the Apalachicola, the Altamaha and the Savannah, have a great portion of their territory lying in the Crystalline Belt of the State, which is all that part of the State north of a line joining Augusta, Macon and Columbus, and east of a line passing through Polk, Bartow, Gordon and M urray counties. These two lines are shown on the map, and are designated, respectively, as the Southern Fall Line and the Western Fall Line. It may be said, in a general w~y, that the greatest water-powers in the State are at, or not far above, the points where the rivers cross these fall lines; but it must not be understood from this statement, that the greater part of the total water-power of the State is in the vicinity of these fall lines. These streams are a series of shoals from their heads to the fall line, which is the head of navigation in all the rivers, except the Etowah, and -vvhich marks the divide between the hard granite and schistose rocks of the older Crystalline region and the softer materials of a younger formation; but the last great plunge that the river makes, in its descent, forms a \Vater-power, that is more important, than any other along its course. To illustrate:- The Chattahoochee river, from Thompson's bridge, in I6 DRAINAGE BASINS Hall county, to West Point, a distance of about ISO miles, falls 389 feet, while from West Point to Columbus, a distance of only 34 miles, it falls 362 feet.' About I 20 feet of this is in the last four miles above navigable water. There is no other four-mile section of the river, that has so great a fall. It is thus seen, that, while the river has a very large amount of available power along its upper course, the combination, at Columbus, of great fall and great volume makes a most valuable water-power, the largest in the State, being nearly So,ooo gross horse-power at average low-water. It is also true of the Oconee, Savannah, Ocmulgee, Etowah and Coosawattee, that they have a greater concentration of power at or near the limit of the Crystalline rocks, than at any other single point; but the rivers of the Atlantic slope occupy lower basins in the Crystalline region, than that of the Chattahoochee, while the Paleozoic country, immediately west of the Western Fall Line, is much higher than the Tertiary region, south of the Southern Fall Line; consequently, these rivers have no such shoals at the fall line, as those on the Chattahoochee at Columbus. A striking characteristic of the Savannah and Ocmulgee rivers is the great height of the shoals on their large tributaries; notably, Tallulah Falls and Anthony Falls of the Savannah basin; and the high falls on the Towaliga, Alcovy, Yellow and South rivers of the Ocmulgee water-shed. It will be readily understood, from the foregoing, that the important water-powers of the State are confined mainly to the Crystalline region, where the fall is steep, and the country-rock is gneiss and micaceous slates. These streams drain off most of the rainfall, that is not evaporated. Being in a region, where the rainfall is remarkably uniform throughout the year, they can be relied on, for constancy of supply. 1 The river cuts through Pine Mountain Range (the Gulf Coast Range), about half way from West Point to Columbus. TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVE.Y OF GEORGIA W.S.YEATES, State Geologist ~@)IR{@b~ Wtl~llr:00 IMS~~J ~ BY 1' B. M.HALL,C.&M . E:. ()6: SPECIAL ASSISTANT )>~ 1896 0 J~~o v~ FLORIDA J DRAINAGE BASINS 17 Special attention may be called to the form and position of the Chattahoochee water-shed. It is very narrow in proportion to its length and depth. Its greatest breadth is in the Blue Ridge mountains of Lumpkin, White and Habersham counties, where the autumn rainfall is nearly twice as great, as it is at Atlanta. The Atlanta rainfall may be taken as an average, for all that part of the Crystalline region, which is not mountainous. The table on the following page, showing this precipitation for twenty-six years, is from the records of the U. S. Weather Bureau. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU 1-< 00 STATION:- ATLANTA, GEORGIA Data:- Montlzly Rainfall (Inclzes) l l I I I I I I Year Jan. Feb. Marchi April\ May June July Aug.j Sept. \ Oct. Nov. Dec.j Annual j Observer 1870 1871 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 2.03 6.20 6.II 5.20 777 597 !.12 2.69 6-49 940 444 o.67 2.09 542 341 374 .... J-36 ,, 54-19 {Maj. S. B. Wright, G~ Agri. Reports. !872 !873 I874 2-94 5-28 7-66 309 375 r.82 391 584 2.26 0.74 2.12 448 336 12.04 3I4 6.86 2.58 !.96 738 I0-42 6.os 300 6.86 7-7I 387 2.08 4-70 IO.OO 5-40 0-47 1.23 o.8o 315 3I9 2-4I 3-00 4389 50.99 60.67 " " I875 s.6o 6.92 I0.27 479 I.84 458 384 342 464 r.so 345 6.I4 { R. J, Redding of Ga 5699 Agri. Dept. I876 I877 I878 332 593 376 537 3.IO 6-54 559 746 6.72 6.0I 6.43 3I5 s.oo 0.72 2.25 3-25 5-7I 539 3-49 3-40 !.77 5-32 o.86 376 0.82 2.85 !.75 r.8I 3-78 1.99 1 2.56 385 1 454 435 4I I s.8o' 46.87 48.20 47-42 " " ~ R. J. Redding of Ga. Ag. Dept. and U.S. W. B I I879 429 309 2-49 3-98 4-I6 3.20 575 476 1.43 544 3-88 7.86 5033 U.S. Weather Bureau, :>:. ~ t:: ~ I88o 2.86 3I I I 1.87 707 452 357 3-I6 36I 6.2I 2.8I 8.2I 5-70 62.70 " I88I 8.35 I0.4I !0.98 458 I-27 2.46 0-56 4IO 376 3-44 430 753 5974 I882 6-40 I029 4-I6 52I 3-02 3-22 6.6I 5-86 35I 1.35 422 437 58.22 " " I883 I5.82 322 373 8.20 2-00 33I I.o6 273 I-38 I-52 472 484 5!.53 " t:: ~ ~ I884 520 584 9-70 5.s6 1.33 I0.73 2-42 2.o6 o.o8 0-70 2.84 6.09 52.85 " I885 844 4I4 4-26 I3I 6.I2 483 402 6.92 6.5I 3-94 398 2.64 57.0I " t-< t-< I886 733 I-53 I 1.16 2-53 6.2I 8,68 2.08 2-36 0-53 0.03 5-32 303 5078 " I887 352 374 1.99 I.38 q6 2.82 I4. I I 75I 420 3-28 0.30 579 50-40 " I888 I889 389 6-39 5-9 I 5-28 8.I6 2-49 I34 254 6.86 3I6 47I 503 r.8 5 8.83 389 I4.26 673 6.32 399 2.21 4-70 5-I7 5-42 o.6o 64-98 5475 ",, I890 2-95 336 3-I3 2-04 6.32 I.I2 537 399 536 489 o.I8 389 42.60 " I89I 6.73 8.50 IO.I6 I-58 2-I7 47I 5-38 2-59 I-I9 0.02 3-26 3.68 4997 " I892 8.93 344 57I 475 !.37 465 3-77 6.66 2-70 0-59 44I 2.89 4987 " I893 3-02 545 2-43 2.48 446 465 2.I3 4-07 3-06 0-39 I,! I 3I8 3643 " I894 509 498 299 3-06 1.49 I-29 555 3-70 5-78 2.62 0.92 3-45 40-92 " I895 547 2.oi 755 520 399 487 2.75 8.55 o.2I 1.30 1.04 2.98 4592 - - I896 3-I2 304 329 0.58 ~ 2.66 ..2.52_ 1.97 ~ 1.28 5-90 1.42 34-I2 " " Av'rge } 26 y'rs 5-30 5-37 6.I6 403 356 453 419 4.6I 3-48 2.07 3-47 4I9 5096 I 87 I to I 896, inclusive. - - -- -- This Average Rainfall is distributed as follows: - ~pring, I3. 75; ~ummer, I3.33; Autumn, 9. 02; \\intEr, 14 ~6. STREA./J:fS rg STREAMS The following- lists of important streams, and the accompanying water-power tables, g-ive some idea of the extent and distribution of the water-powers of the State, and the work to be done, in order to arrive at a full knowledg-e of them. The tables are a compilation of data, derived from all available sources. In all the streams, covered by the surveys of Mr. Anderson, the compiler has computed, from his data, volumes corresponding to the lowest stages noted in his fluctuation-tables. While it is not claimed, that the low-w~ter volumes, thus deduced, are absolutely correct, they are given as a close approximation of the true volumes; that would have been found by measurement, at the lowest stages noted in the tables. The data, as to other streams, has been derived.from Janes's Hand-'book of Georgia, Henderson's Commonwealth of Georgia, the roth Census Report of the United States, and from other sources. It is mostly of a general nature, serving to call attention to cer~ain water-powers, without giving definite information concerning them. The fall, where given, is probably accurate, as the surveys were made by engineers of high standing; but the measurements of volume, though correct for the time they were taken, give little information, as to the flow of the stream throughout the year. The volumes, given by the U. S. Census Reports, are estimated from the area of water-shed, and are use.d, only, when there is no positive information obtainable. The tables of utilized power are from the roth U. S. Census Report, being the only data at hand. Mr. Anderson's statistics of utilized power are given in the regular power-tables; but they cover only a limited area. In these tables, the column, 11Source of Information" shows the '\;vork of the Georgia Survey, 1874-79, by the names, C. A. Locke and D. C. Barrow. The names of Messrs. Frobel, Sublett and Carson represent surveys by the U. S. Government. TENNESSEE BASIN-IMPORTANT STREAMS tv 0 STREAU TRIBUTARY TO COUNTY REMARKS Nickajack Creek . Tennessee River . Dade . Lookout Creek. . . Chattanooga Creek, ," , " " " Walker Chickamauga River. " " " Vvest Chickamauga Cr. . Chickamauga River " Middle Chickamauga Cr. " " Catoosa. East Chickamauga Cr. " " Whitfield . Toccoa River . . . . Fightingtown Creek . Hemplown Creek . Nuntootlee Creek .. Notteley River.. Hiawassee River. Cooper's Creek .. Brasstown Creek. Choestoe Creek . \\1ills Creek . . . Hiawassee River. Toccoa River " " " " Hiawassee River . Tennessee River Notteley River.. Hiawassee River " " Fannill. . , " " " Union Towns Union " " " l ~ .;! bj The streams of Fannin, Union and Towns Counties t; are a succession of shoals, from their heads to the ~ Stale line; but no surveys have been made of the l'.t:! t water-powers. ~ ~ ~ " MOBILE BASIN-IMPORTANT STREAMS Coosa River. . . Chattooga River . Duck Creek. Silver Creek. . . Cedar Creek. . . Oostanaula River. Armuchee Creek. John's Creek ... Alabama River. Coosa River. . . Chattooga River. Coosa River. " " ll " Oostanaula F.iver. " " Floyd .. Chattooga Walker. , Floyd . . . Polk and Floyd Gordon and Floyd . Chattooga and i<'loyd . Floyd. . . . . . \ Fonned by junction of Oostanaula and Etowah at ~ Rome (navigable water). Fur11ishes power to Trion Factor)'- Navigable. Oothcalo ga Creek Connasauga River, Coosawattee River . Sallacoa Creek . . Talking Rock Creek Mountain Town Creek Scared Coon Creek. Ellijay River . Cartecay River Etowah River . Euharlee Creek Raccoon Creek . Pumpkinvine Creek Allatoona Creek Little River . . Shoal Creek . Sharp Mountain Creek Long Swamp Creek Sitting Down Creek Amicalola River . . Nimble Will Creek Two Run Creek . Shoal Creek Mill Creek . . Camp Creek Jones Creek .. Tallapoosa River Little Tallapoosa River . Oostanaula River Coosawattee River . " Coosa River Etowah River . " Gordon and Bartow . Whitfield and Murray Gilmer and Gordon 5Succession of cataracts for r 7 miles, from Ellijay to ( Carter's Mill; navigable below. Gordon Pickens Gilmer . Pickens . Gilmer. Gilmer . Lumpkin and Floyd Large mountain stream. (No survey.) 5Large power at Ellijay, and others up the stream. ( (No survey.) 5Flows also through Dawson, Cherokee and Bartow ( Counties. Polk and Bartow Paul?}ng ... ~ Cobb and Bartow Cherokee ... ~ N Cherokee and Pickens . 5Has one cotton factory and many undeveloped ( shoals. t'>l ~ Pickens 5The great Marble Valley of Pickens County. See ~ ( table for power. ~ Forsyth Dawson f Amicalola Falls, 625 feet high, on head waters. See ( table for power. Lumpkin. Source of Kin Mori mining ditch, 35 miles long. " Dawson ~ Source of Cincinnati Consolidated mining ditch, 25 miles long, with laterals amounting to 25 miles more. Lumpkin. Source of Battle Branch mining ditch. " " Haralson. Carroll .. N THE MOBILE BASIN-WATER-POWERS ~ ~ LOCATION OF WATERPOWER POINT OF SECTION I I I I STAGE feCeut bpicer Ffeleltin Leonfgth/ HGorrosses- SIonfu~rcnemao-f I Isecond Shoal power l lion REMARKS BARTOW COUNTY Oothcaloga Creek Gordon County line Minimum I 5-0 6.oo I0.2 Locke " " Adairsville " 70 6.00 4-7 " Lewis Spring Near Adairsville " 8.0 IO.OO 9-0 " Cedar Spring . Martillo's Mill . " 2.5 I8.oo 5.0 " " Creek. Gordon County line . " 8.o I2.00 II.O " Fork of Pine Log Creek. McCandless & Parrott M . " I8.o 20.00 41.0 " """" " Johnson's Mill . " I4.0 I5.00 23.8 " Sallacoa Creek Gordon County line " 20.0 20.00 45-4 " Stamp Creek " " Boston Creek . Rogers Creek . Etowah River ... . " " Pettis Creek . Pool's Furnace " I2.0 20.00 At mouth. " 24.0 20.00 . . . At mouth. At mouth. . " " 4.0 20.00 7-0 20.00 Average At mouth of Allatoona Cr. low water 8333 I5.00 Average Etowah Mining Co low water 8333 80.00 At mouth. Minimum 20.0 5.00 27-3 " 545 " 9.0 " I6.o " 1oth U.S. I420-5 Census 75757 " II.3 Locke ~ t::: ~ ~ ~ Nancy's Creek Two Run Creek . . At mouth. King,~ton . . " " 6.0 5.00 26.o I6.oo 34 " I73 " ~ Conaseena Creek " 5-0 20.00 Il.3 " Bansley's Creek Allatoona Creek Near mouth. 2Yz m. from mouth " 5-0 I8.oo " 25.5 I2.00 I0.2 " 49-3 " Pumpkinvine Creek 2 m. from mouth " 70.0 IO.OO 79-5 " Raccoon Creek I m. from mouth " 39.0 IO.OO 443 " Euharlee Creek 2 m. from mouth " I20.9 I2.00 I64.8 " CARROLL COUNTY Little Tallapoosa River Buck Creek Indian Creek . Buffalo Creek Above mouth of Buck Cr Branch of Tallapoosa " " " " " " . Low spr'g " " " IOI.4 I6.6 7.0 6.0 IO.OO IO.oo IO.OO IO.OO 115 I " I9.0 " 79 " 6.8 " CHATTOOGA COUNTY Chattooga River . Trion Factory . 1oth U.S. Water-power supplemented by Ordinary I66.6, I6.oo z:l(m. 303.0 Census steam for four months.~~- 1 Net horse-power=8o per cent. of gross horse-power. CHATTOOGA COUNTY (Con.) Armuchee Creek . Subligna Little Turtle Creek. Near mouth. Raccoon Creek Lot 39. Rough Creek Atmouth. Low spr'g " " " .. 41.6 10.00 55 10.00 45 10,00 8.8 1o.oo 473 ID. rCo.wBar- 6.2 " 5 ,I " 10.0 . . . CHEROKEE COUNTY Etowah River , Canton. Lowwat'r 733.3 6.25 6ooo' 520.0 B. M. Hall/Surveyed Aug. 27, 1890. Mill Creek . " Low spr'g 45.0 . ... D. C. Barrow Etowah River . Franklin Gold Mine Average low water 666.6 15.00 . 1136.3 1oth U. S.l Census ~Name now Creighton changed Mine. to DAWSON COUNTY .. Etowah River Shoal Creek. Palmer's Mill Howser's Mill. Low wat'r 216.6 10.00 " 333 16.oo D.C. Bar246.2 row 6o.6 " ~ This is at Heard's Mill. Amicalola River . .. Amicalola Creek. Dawsonville & J. R'd. Bart Crane's " 150.0 200.00 17000 1 3400.0 B.M.Hall There are other great falls below and above. Low wat'r ro.o 625.00 710.2 " Amicalola Falls. ~ ~ Nimble Will Creek. Kin Mori Ditch . Ordinary 25.0 300.00 852.2 " At Kin Mori Mine. t::; Shoal Creek Ditch . Near Dawsonville , " 5.0 200.00 II3.6 " Cin. Consolidated Mines. tll FLOYD COUNTY Etowah River . Horse Shoe Bend No No meas- survey uremcnt Said to belarge , power , Between Rome and Kingston. ~ ~ Armuchee Creek. . Jones's Mill .. , Ordinary 133.3 10.00 J42.3 Locke Little above low water. ~ Little Fork, Big Fork, Arm" uchee ,C, r. Texas Valley White's Bridge. . . " " 41.0 15.00 48.0 6o.o " Echols' Mill. .. " " " John's Creek . " Hammond's Mill. Nearmouth. " " Silver Creek . " " " Cedar Creek. . Little Cedar Creek. . " " " . . . Big Spring Thoman's Mill Nearmouth. Cave Springs , " " . Minimum " Low spr'g " FORSYTH COUNTY Beaver Run Creek Sitting Down Creek " "" ... At mouth. Halbrook's Mill Pool & Heard's . Flush Low spr'g " 48.0 15-0 24.0 70.0 20.0 6o.o 8.o 8.00 8.00 18.oo 10.00 q.oo 10.00 3750.001207..00001 30.0 I5.00 43.6 . 13.6 4911 " 795 32.7 " 68.2 I 170.4,D.Cro.wBar . 2sr3..8r N (,;,> THE MOBILE BASIN-WATER--POWERS-Omtinued ..t,-._:l LOCATION OF WATERPOWER POINT OF SECTION I I STAGE feCeut bpicer ~~a~ i:-ILe~fu-~ feet ol HGorrosses- SInofuorrcme ao-f I I second Shoal power 1 tion REMARKS GORDON COUNTY Dothcaloga Creek Connesauga River Coosawattee River " " . . Calhoun Mills At mouth. . Carter's Mill . Low spr'g 40.0 9.00 . . " 291.6 .. " 54!.0 9.00 . Two miles above Carter's . " 54I .o so.oo . D.C. Bar40-9 row 562.3 3073-8 " " iFlat stream. Dam is only 9 feet, but fall is 50 feet in less than 2 miles. " " " Ellijay to Carter's " 54I ,0 . I7 m. " { Heavy fall all the way. (No survey.) Talking Rock Creek . At mouth. " Io8.3 . ~alacoa Creek . 3nake Creek . . . Lot II7, 7th Dist., 3d Sec.. Lot II 3, I st Dist. " " Ioo.o . I4-5 John's Creek . Lot 53, 24th Dist., 3d Sec.. " I2-5 . HARALSON COUNTY. . . " { Creek has good shoals ; no survey has been made " No fall given. " No fall given. " No fall given. ~ b:l ~ ~ . . Tallapoosa River .. " " Waldrop's . McBride's Bridge Little River . At mouth. " 50.0 Io.oo .. Flush 5833 Io.oo Ordinary I9-5 IO.OO Bench Creek LUMPKIN COUNTY . Etowah River .. " " Rock House; Low wat'r 30.5 30.00 . Five miles of Dahlonega.. " { Simmon's Mill to Battle Branch Bridge. 200.0 20.00 2IO.OO 10m. 56.8 662.8 22. I 69-30 " Ten foot head assumed. " Ten foot head assumed. " Ten foot head assumed. " { A 30-foot dam would flood 70 acres. 454-5 " 10\h U.S. Census ~ ~ ~ " " . Falls 100.00 Yz m. B.M.Hall Near Cooper's Gap road. Battle Branch Ditch From Mill Creek .. 33 300,00 !13.6 " ~Empties into Cane Creek, to Etowah Ditch Jones' Creek . Nimble Will Creek . From upper Etowah River. . . Lot 234, 5th Dist., Ist Sec. Low wat'r IO miles from Dahlonega . " 25.0 200.00 .. s.o so.oo so.o I2.00 568.I " D. C. Bar28.4 row 68. I " increase Hand and Barlow Mill power. . . PICKENS COUNTY Big Scared Coon Creek, . Fairmount Road . " Talking Rock Creek . . Federal Road " 1 Net horse-power= So per cent. of gross horse-power. II .o IO,OO I3-3 ro.oo . I2.5 " Assumed head. I5.I " Assumed head. - PICKENS COUNTY-( Con.) 1 West Longswamp Creek !Perseverance Quarries .. " East Longswamp Creek. . Southern Marble Co.'s mill. " Rocky Creek " " "" " .. Long Swamp Creek . Georgia Marble Co. " " " . Blue Ridge Marble Co " " 21.6 40.00 1 m. 6.6 50.00 2,6ooft 3.6 210.00 . 46.6 . 5o.. 7 r6.oo 3,2ooft 98.4 B. M. Hall Perseverance Marble Quarries. 947 87.5 " Surveyed Jan., 1890. " ~ Pelton wheel, one mile ditch, and r,5oo foot pipe. " Fall about 30 feet in one mile. 92.1 " Surveyed Nov., 1890. POLK COUNTY Euharlee Creek . Rockmart .. . Low wat'r 25.0 10.00 D.C. Bar28.4 row " " . 2 miles north of Rockmart. Low spr'g 19.0 10,00 21.6 " " " . Hightower's Mill . . " 5.4 90.00 . 552 " Big Spring . Little Cedar Creek . Big Spring . Gut Creek .. PAULDING COUNTY. . 2 miles from Van Wert . Young's Mill.. . Cedartown . .. . Atmouth " 5.0 " 193 10.00 . " 9.6 . " 26.6 10.00 20.7 30.3 " " " " Assumed head of 10 feet. ~ Little Pumpkinvine Creek . r 6 miles from Marietta Raccoon Creek. . . Chappel's Store " . 10.0 20,00 ' " 22.0 12.00 22.7 Locke 30.0 " t::: ~ WALKER COUNTY Fork of Dry Creek . . One-half mile from mouth. " WHITFIELD COUNTY 6.5 10.00 . D. C. Bar73 row ~ ~ Swamp Creek . . . Carpenter Creek . . . . Mill Creek . i Etowah River . . Lot 113 . . 33.3 10.00 . . One-half mile So. of Tilton. . II.O 10.00 . . Lot 148, 13th Dist., 3d Sec. . r6.o 10.00 . For 17 miles above W. & A. bridge . . . . Low wat'r 8333 102.00 17 m. 37.8 12.5 18. I 9,659-0 " " " . Assumed head. Assumed head. Assumed head. ~From mouth of Little River in Cherokee Co. to W. & A. R. ~ " " .. Cartersville to Rome . " 1000.0 154.00 45 m. r7,5oo.o . R. bridge in Bartow Co. The foregoing gives a very meagre idea of the water-powers of this basin. The surveys made by Messrs. Barrow and Locke, Assistant State Geologists, in 1874-'7 5, were confined mainly to that part of the basin, in which the streams have very few shoals of importance. The great shoals on the Coosawattee, the Cartecay and the Amicalola rivers, and the head streams of the Etowah River, have as yet received very little attention. w IJl. MOBILE BASIN- UTILIZED POWER tv 0\ STREAM COU"'TY KIND OF MILL I Total Total NMoi.llosf Iall used H. P. used REMARKS Tallapoosa River ilaralson Flour and grist 3 r6 67 " " Paulding Saw . Flour and grist 7 12 10 IO Tributaries of Tallapoosa R.IHaralson " " " 7 71 92 " " " " Carroll . Saw . Cotton gin 6 5 6 Flour and grist 10 142 151 Saw. Tannery 3 32 36 24 6 . Tributaries of Coosa River(Floyd Polk. Woolen Flour and grist Saw. 'Woolen Cotton gins Machine shop etc. Flour and grist 2 20 9 14 183 204 3 2 37 43 rs 17 2 23 20 4 70 Cedartown. 6 125 138 ~ b:l t::i ~ ~ Etowah River Dawson \ Flour and grist, saw ( and tannery. 18 58 ~ ~ Stamp mill . Flour and grist Saw .... 4 83 so 2 42 27 Tributaries of Etowah River( Polk . Floyd Bartow Flour and grist " " " 2 30 40 2 r6 47 14 I 56 318 Pau),ding 9 107 79 Saw 2 24 34 \Voolen I 12 4 Cobb, Flour and grist 2 26 26 Cherokee " !" Pickens. " " " Cotton gins . Saw 12 195 187 2 25 56 5 5 78 54 6so4 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Milton " " " " " " " " " " Dawson " " Coosawallec 1\. allll Trib'r's Bartow . " " Gilmer . Gordon " " " " " " " " " " " " " Pickens " " " " " " " " " " Conasauga 1~. and Trib'r's Murray " " " " " " " \Vhitfielcl " " " " " " " Bartow " " " " " " Chattooga " " " " " " " " " " Floyd " " " Gordon Chall.ooga R. and Trib'r's. Challooga " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " . F nrnilure . . 2 Flour and grist I3 Marble mill . . I :inour and grist. 2 . Wheelwright Saw I 4 Flour and grist -2 \TVoolen I Flour and grist 5 ' " " 3 " " 5 . Cotton . Saw g.in . Tannery . Cotton factory . I I I I Flour and grist IO Saw I \Voolcn. I Flam and gdst 8 . .. Saw " 2 2 Flour and grist 12 Boots and shoes I Flour and grist 'liToolen . 4 2 .. Cotton gin Saw Flour and grist " " " " . . ' . . I 3 6 3 3 Cotton factor)r I " gin 4 Flour and grist 7 Saw 5 \iVoolen I IS 20 I79 I29 2IO 6o 28 I6 I2 6 68 74 38 40 8 57 74 6I 48 4I I6o IS 432 I4I rr6 12 IO .IS 20 93 IDS zS 30 20 22 I61 151 7 6 56 52 17 13 10 43 so7 74 I22 24 141 43 24 16 300 24 40 92 I45 6J I02 I3 8 !::, '""' t::: 1-:tj ~ il;. h '> '< l0 '--l APALAOHIOOLA BASIN IMPORTANT STREAMS l-.l (X) NAJ\IE OF STREAM TRIBUTARY TO COUNTY REMARKS Challahoochee 1\.iver Standing Boy Creek 1\Iulberry Creek . l:VIountain Creek . Old House Creek Flat Shoals . . Muddy Creek . Yellow Jacket Creek . Beach Creek . Panther Creek . Flat Creek New River whiltaker Creek Hill abuhatchee Creek Cenlralhatchee Creek \Vahoo Creek . Cedar Creek Snake Creek Dog River . Apalachicola River. Chattahoochee " " " " " " " " " " " " Yellow Jacket Creek Chattahoochee River . " " " " " . " . " " " " " " " " " Muscogee. Harris " Harris and Troup Troup " " " Heard and Coweta. Heard " Coweta. " Carroll , " Large shoal on creek, 2 m. from mouth. Large cr.; falls 6o ft. in quarter of mile. 6o cu. ft. per sec. ; 20 ft. fall on shoal at River Road. STroup Factory, So cu. ft. per sec. ; r8 ft. fall, low ( water. (Locke) ~ 5Yz m. from LaGrange; 7 cu. ft. per sec. ; ro ft. fall, ( low water. (Locke) 58Yz m. from LaGrange; 8 7 cu. ft. per sec. ; ro ft. { fall, low water. (Locke) ::c. ~ N ::t,. ~ 5 m. from LaGrange; 35 cu. ft. per sec. ; 15 ft. fall, 1 low water. (Locke) S3 m. from LaGrange; 2 5 cu. ft. per sec.; ro ft. fall, b~3 ( low water. (Locke) ~ Gorham's Mill; 20 cu. ft. per sec.; rz ft. fall, low ~ ( water. (Locke) ~ ;( m. of mouth; 133.3 cu. ft. per sec. ; 10 ft. fall, low ( spring. (Locke) b::c:J. ~ ~ Whittaker's Mill; 9 r cu. H. per sec. ; 30 ft. fall. ~ ( (C. C. Anderson) 5579 cu. ft. per sec.; 8 ft. fall, sa'\v mill. l (C. C. Anderson) iAt Sergeant's; 41.4 cu. ft. per sec. at mean low water. Fall, 33ft. in 1,6oo. (C. 0. Anderson) Cotton factory and grist mill. 5z.6 cu. ft. per sec., 14ft. fall=lu H. P. per foot of ~ fall. (C. C. Anderson) 5Above vVatkin's mill; 25 cu. ft. per sec., low spring. ( (Locke) Dear Creek . Camp Creek Sweet \Vater Creek rowcler Springs Creek Nose's Creek " " " " " Sweet water Creek " " Douglas . . . . . Campbell . . . . . . . ~ Paulding, Cobb and L 1 Douglas .... ~ Co,b, b 52.5 cu. ft. per sec. (C. C. Anderson) Austell Shoals, near mouth, has ~o feet of {all and { . r66.g cu. ft. per sec. Hayes bndge, So cu. ft. per sec., low water. (Locke) 1~ Po(wLdoecrkeS)prings; 34 cu. ft. per sec., low water. Soap Creek . Utoy Creek. Nickajack Creek Peachtree Creek . Nancy's Creek Rottenwoocl Creek . Long Islrmd Creek I'Villis Creek Vickery's Creek . Suwanee Creek Chattahoochee River . " 1\ Paspperrinmg.ill;(L6o2ckcue.) ft. per sec. ; 67 ft. head, low " Fulton . " Cobb t ~ 29 ft: fall tory. at Ruff's Mill, fllld 21 ft. flt Concord Fac- p,_ " " Fulton and DeKalb iHouston's Mill; 23.3 cu. ft. per sec; 22 ft. fall, low water. (Locke) Buckhead Road, 97 cu. ft. per sec., flush. (Locke) ~ OJ,. N ~ Peachtree Creek . . . " " Chall:ahoochee River . Cobb " Fullon S Lot g6, I 7th Dist.; 45 cu. ft. per sec., lo\v spring. ( (Locke) ~ 12 cu. ft. per sec.= 1.27 gross H. P. per ft. of fall; ( measured July 28, r8g2, by B. M. Hall. Lot 164, 17th Dist., 6.5 cu. ft. per sec. (Locke) ~ t ~ " " ' " " c'obb Forsyth, Milton and Cobb. Gwinnett. S V'hi~ht's Mill; 16.6 cu. [t. per sec.; 23 ft. fall, or( clmary stage; gross H. P. = 43 I 3 factories at Roswell; total fall, I o3 ft.; volume l about 5o cu. ft. per sec. (C. C. Anderson) Lawrenceville and Buford road; I r.6 cu. ft. per sec. (Locke) ~ ~ ~ Ivy Creek Cbestatee River , Suwanee Creek . Chattahoochee River . " S Lumpkin, Dawson, { ( Forsyth and Hall 5 5 Hamilton's Mill; 2 cu. ft. per sec., r8 ft. fall, low ( water. (Locke) . 5 Important gold mining stream, with many fine un- 1 developed powers, not surveyed. . Etowah Ditch, entering L IChestatee River Cflne Creek ~ Cane Creek . " " Lumpkin . " I I t t I I Ditch, 7 miles long, diverts Etowah waters across f ridge into Cane Creek; 25 cu. ft. per sec., with a head of 200ft.= 568 gross H. P.; not utilized. l~ At Cane Cr'k falls, r6.6 cu. ft. per sec.; 6o ft. fall. At Barlow gold-mill, 40 cu. ft. per sec. l0 \[) APALAUHICOLA BASIN IMPORTANT STREAMS - Continued V> 0 NAME OF STREAM Clay Creek .. TRIBUTARY TO Cane Creek .... COUNTY Lumpkin .. Yahoola Creek .. IChestatee River . Cavender's Creek Yellow Creek . Tessantee River . Shoal Creek. Town Creek Jennie's Creek Tate's Creek " Tessantee River , Town Creek . Chestatee River Mill Creek Dick's Creek Turner's Creek LittleR. from Wahoo Cr. Chattahoochee River . Glade Creek Flat Creek Mud Creek Soquee River Hazel Creek DeepCreek. Soquee River " " Hall. "White ,, Lumpkin. White Hall. Habersham. " " REMARKS Has a good shoal. I Source of Hand Mining Ditch, 35 miles long; i furnishes water to many mines for hydraulic mmmg. The ditch carries from 16 to 25 cu. ft. per sec.; and is 300 ft. above streams near Dah- L !onega. j Drains an important gold-mining region of Lump- ( kin county. S 7.2 cu. ft. per sec.; 20 ft. shoal near mouth. (Bar- ~ ( row) ~ 95 cu. ft. per sec. ; big shoal near mouth. Has Asbury's Mill and other good shoals. ~ S Source of Loud Ditch, 25 miles long, used for hy- ~ ( draulic mining. ~ STo furnish water for proposed Cavender's Creek ( Ditch. ~ ~ ~ To furnish water for proposed Cavender's Creek I Ditch. Large creek; falls over I oo feet to the mile. ~ ~ ~ Castleberry's Mill, 4 miles from Gainesville; 151.5 i cu. ft. per sec.; 71 ft. fall; gross H. P., 122; 25 H. P. used. (C. C. Anderson) S Furnishes water and drainage to "The Glades" ( Gold Mine. S 13.6 cu. ft. per sec.; 50 ft. fall; shoal above "The ( Glades" Mine. S Big Mud Creek, 333 cu. ft. per sec. ; Little Mud ( Creek, 20 cu. ft. per sec. See Power Table. Lake and water-power at Demorest. 38.3 cu. ft. per sec. at mouth. (Barrow and Locke) WATER-POWERS OF GEORGIA PLATE Iff KURR!CANE FALLS, TALLULAH FALLS, GEO RGIA. I Shoal Creek . . . . . . . . . , Mossy Creek . . . Chattahoochee River Duke's Creek, North Fork White Smith's Creek . 16.6 cu. ft. per sec. at mouth. (B. M. Hall, estimated) I Duke's Creek Falls, 12.8 cu. ft. per sec.; 300ft. fall. ( (Barrow) \ Minnehaha Falls, 3.6 cu. ft. per sec.; 300 ft. fall. ( (Barrow) I Annie Ruby Falls, 7.1 cu. ft. per sec.; 300ft. fall. ( (Barrow) Flint River Kinahatoochee Creek Buck's Creek . . . Apalachicola River Flint River ,, Webster, Sumter, Terrell Macon Large Creek with fine undeveloped power, enough f for running 100,000 spindles. (U.S. Government Report) Whitewater Creek Macon and Taylor ;:,.. Cedar Creek . . Parchelagee Creek Spring Creek . Whitewater Creek Flint River T~!lor . Crawford. ~ ~ Little Potato Creek Big Potato Creek Wasp Creek Grape Creek Laxer Creek . Big Potato Creek "" " Flint River Upson .. Upson and Pike Pike. Talbot ~ ~ ;:,.. Pigeon Creek Cane Creek . Red Oak Creek Elkin's Creek Meriwether and Talbot Meriwether Pike ... ~ ~ ~ Line Creek Coweta and Fayette Whitewater Creek Line Creek. Fayette . . . . tN APALACHICOLA BASIN- WATER-POWERS Utilized\ LOCATION OF WATER- Net H.P. POWER POINT OF SECTION I If~u;!~ I ! I SWtaEaeteorf Se.cond !Ffaeleltin! oLfesnhgotahl HG.roPs.s1 SInofuorrcme ao-f tion REMARKS (.;.> N SOQUEE RIVER 6o Habersham County Clarkesville Woolen Mill 0.0 266.6 26.0 I,ooo' 738.6 { C.C.An derson Only 18 ft. used. 100 " ISO " None " { See fluctuation tables ; " . Porter Mills, Shoal No. 1 . " 266.6 14.4 I,oo' 436.3 " o.o =min. observed .". . Porter Mills, Shoal No. 2 . Porter Mills, Shoal No. 3 . " 291.6 45.2 1,4001 1,369. 0 " " 15.0 x,zoo' 4970 " waters. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER Corn Mill White County . . Nicholls' Mill . . . Min.L.W. 72.0 ro.o 8r.8 {Barrow &Locke None " ." " " White & Habersham Cos. Duncan Shoal " " " " " " " " " " " Carpenter Shoal . .. " Johnny's Ford Shoal " Gearing Shoal " Fishtrap Shoal " Bull Shoal .. ." " " " " " " " " Hall County " " " " " " " " ."". " " " " " " " " " ,", " " - " Last Six Shoals, total ." Rock House Shoal Mountain Island Shoal . Lula Bridge Reynolds. . . Seven Islands . .. Savage Shoal, No. 1 . . . Savage Shoal, No. 2 .. . . Peg's Shoal . . Stringer's Ford . Wilson Shoal . . . Thompson's Bridge o.o 6833 76 4001 589.2 { C.C.An derson { Includes Soquee River at mouth. " 6833 32 4001 248.4 " 6833 5-4 1,2oo1 419-3 ,", Below mouth of Soquee. " 683.3 !.3 3001 101.0 " 683.3 1.8 3001 138.8 " " " 6833 7.0 r,8oo1 5435 " {Foot, 3 miles below mouth of Soquee. " 6833 38.0 13,2001 2,950. 7 " ~ Can be developed as one power . ."". 750.0 766.6 783.3 3. 7 9001 73 r,8oo1 2.0 1,2001 315-3 635.8 178.0 " " " " 8oo.o 6.o I,zoo' 5454 " " " 8r6.6 4.0 371.2 8333 8333 1.0 2.5 1,zoo1 I,zoo1 947 236.7 " 8333 6.3 2,530' 596.0 " " " " " " 833-3 10.0 1,2oo1 947-0 " " 9333 6.5 2,5oo' 689-4 " " 933.3 " ~ ~ ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'Net H. P. =8oper cent. of gross H. P. " Manidll } Gin, 8o " " Gwi~nett Co~,nty Milton County None Cobb and Fulton Co's' " I " I " 2 " " Cam,~bell Co~~ty Coweta County " " Heard County . " " 50H.P. Shallow Ford . Johnson's Shoal Mooney's Shoal Overby's Shoal Brown's Bridge Pirkle Shoal Garner's Shoal Bridge Shoal Jones's Shoal Island Ford Shoal Roswell Shoal Bull Sluice Shoal continued. Cochran Shoal Devil's Race Course Upper Thornton Shoal Long Island Shoal Top of Cochran Shoal ~ to foot of L. I. Shoal S Howell's Shoal . . . W. & A. R. R. Bridge Redman's Shoal . . Pumpkintown Shoal Mederis Shoal Island Shoal Fridel! Shoal Mcintosh Shoal Hilly Mill .. Bush Head Shoal Hendrick's Shoal 9333 6.7ol 5,5001 7I0.6 U S S ur. ~ \ Vol. Sur. estimated from of C. C. Anderson. 933-3 320 3,6oo1 3394 " 1" " 933-3 3-20 5,6oo' 3394 I,450-0 6.90 8oo' I I,I37.o S Below Mouth of l Chestatee. I,45o.o1 I7.oo1 8,5oo' l2,8o1.o " S Vol. estimated from ( Sur. of C. C. Anderson. I,45o.o1 3-901 4,ooo' 642-3 I,666.6 2,000.0 !6.90 r, I821 3,84!.0 2,0833 3-IO r,2oo' 7339 2,I333 9-00 5,0001 2,I8I.O o.o 2,190.5 I8.oo \about l2 mls. 4,480.0 IAnderson \ From Bridge to head ~ of Bull Sluice. ~ ~ 2,200.0 25-30 I mile 6,325-0 2,200-0 6.40 3,3001 r,6oo.o 2,3333 6.5o 2,7001 I,723.0 On Pink Power Property. On Strapp & Power " Above Power's Ferry. t ~ 2,3333 Io.5o 2,5oo' 2,784.0 Below " " (:) 2,3333 4-60 1,100/ I,2I9.0 2,3583 IO.OO 5,9oo' I 2,679.0 Below "TheNarrows." \ Head of Island to Lit ~ tie Nancy's Creek. ~ ~ I \ Includes the four shoal 2,3583132.801 r8,roo' 18,790.0 Hall ~above. 2,366.6 10.70 4,0001 2,877 .o Anderson ~ ~ ~ 2,500.0 2,500.0 3.00 I,ooo' 848.0 Anderson 2,666.6 3-00 8oo' 909-0 2,666.6 8-40 2,ooo' 2,5454 2,750-0 r2.5o 5,2801 3,906.0 2,750-0 900 I,4001 2,8r2.5 2,8333 I 1.62 I9,0001 3.74!.0 2,8333 7-00 2,6oo1 2,6325 Fall by B. M. Hall. 2,9I6.6 5-00 I,ooo' r,657.0 2,9I6.6 I6.5o 4,ooo' 5.468.7 Grist-mill. 1 These three shoals form one continuous shoal four miles long with a fall of fifty feet. w 2 Known as the Vining Shoal, being near Vining Station on W. & A. R. R. w APALACHICOLA BASIN -WATER-POWERS- Continued <..N I Utilized LOCATION OF WATER Net H.P. POWER POINT OF SECTION I l Stage of 1 Water ~C~u~b~i~cd-fFFaelleitnl Length of Shoal Gross H. P.' /SIonuAr~cre:a-of! REMARKS .j::.. None " " " " " " " " " Heard County " " Troup County . " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 300H.P. Harris County " " None " " " "" " " " " " " Muscogee County . Jackson Shoal . 0.0 3,066.6 6.7,3,0001 2,2967 Anderson Seven small Shoals . , Swanson Shoal " 3>3333 13.0 . . . 49240 " " 3,5oo.o 7.0 r,5oo' 2,784-0 " Small Shoals . McGees' Bridge . " 3750-0 35 1,491.5 " " 4,000.0 8.3 3,ooo1 3772-7 " . Buzzard and Reed Island . " 4,166.6 8.3 3,ooo1 3930.0 " Three shoals. . Bentley's Mill . " 4,166.6 40 1,8940 " Ferrell or Huguley's Pott's Shoal . West Point . . Jack Todd's Shoal . , 3m. below Houston's Ferry . Hargett's Island Shoal . . Shoal " . Tate Shoals . Mulberry Shoals . Near mouth of ~ Standing Boy Creek " " " " " " " " 4,666.6 90 4>772-7 " 4.9333 5-0 3,6oo' 2,803-0 " 3 or 4 miles above W. f 4>9333 " 4>9333 5LO 39,6oo' 28,591.0 U.S. Sur. Two cotton-mills, f01 miles below W. P. 4933-3 40 1,100/ 2,242.0 s,ooo.o 6o.o 13,0001 34,091.0 5,000.0 15.0 4,ooo1 8,522.7 5,ooo.o 26.0 8,7001 14,772.0 " Vol. from C. C. Andersc n " " " " " " " " " :t.. ~ t ~ ~ t " 5,000.0 22.0 6,3001 12,5oo.o " " " " 5,166.6 30.0 ro,56o' 17,613-0 " " " " 5,216.6 10.0 3,8oo' 5,928.0 " " " ~ ~ ~ At Columbus . Chattahoochee Falls Prop. " " , Lover's Leap . " " . City Mills " " . Eagle and Phcenix Mills Hall, Bartow, Muscogee " 5,216.6 42.0 6,9001 24,7150 " " 5,216.6 370 2,6oo' 21,9330 " " 5,216.6 10.0 Dam 5,928.0 " " 5,216.6 25.0 " 14,820.0 " " " " " " ",, " and Intervening Counties 1 Continuous level from Thompson's Bridge t 0 W & A R Y B "d n ge " . 227.0 73 miles " { 3 m. N. of Gainesvil e to 6 m. W. of At!ant a. From W. & A. Ry. Bridge to West Point. " From West Point to Columbus " 1 Net horse-power=8o per cent. of gross horse-power, r6z.o 108 mls. 362.0 34 mls. " { 6 m. W. of Atlanta 0 West Point. " W. Point to Columbus. SWEETWATER CREEK Douglas County Austell Shoals CHESTATEE RIVER Lumpkin County . . . Garnet Mine Chestatee Pyrites Co. Penitentiary Shoal . Chestatee Mining Co. Calhoun Mine FLINT RIVER Leather's Ford I 30 H.P.!Meriwether and Pike Cos. Sullivan's Mill 40 " I .. .. .. !Flat Shoals None !Upson County . " " " . !Dripping Rock Yellow Jacket Shoals . Snipe's Shoals "' w "o "'" ~ None UpsonCounty. Rogers' Shoals 30 H.P. " " Nelson's Shoals 30 " " " . aniel's Mill CHATTAHOOCHEE CO. Oswitchee Creek Woolfolk's Branch . Romney's Mill Woolfolk's CLAY COUNTY Chemochechobee Creek Weaver's Mill Pataula Creek . Rapids Low\Vat'r I66.6 8o.o 3,9oo' I,5I5.0 B.M.Hall ~Near Austell, Ga. Easily developed. " Unk'n I5.0 1,2001 Unk'n " {Dam, race, stamp-mill and pumps. " " 20.0 " " " L'rge Unk'n " Unk'n " " I " IPower developed. " " I2.0 Dam " " ~ Dam, stamp-mill and pump. " 290.0 I2.0 Unk'n 3950 Barrow I I I{A '""' '"'"8' o.o 250.0 73 zoo' jMin.L.W.j 25831 32.0 3,ooo' 207.0 )Anderson )Grist-mill. dam wilflodoe'velop 2,630 934.0 lB. M. Hall gross IO hour H. P., 6 days per week, at low- est water. :t.. ~ :tt'-... ~ ~ Normal 856.6 32.0 3,ooo' 3,I q.o Anderson ~ Flush I,674.I I4.0 2,900' Normal I,2I6.z 36.6 3,400/ Flush 2,607.6 7.0 I,8oo' " ~Water too high for Anderson measurement. :t.. ~ ~ LowWat'r I033 8r.o 3,5001 95!.0 . :::: ~ Ist drop is 6o ft. in a o.o I IO.o II 5-0 2,700/ I,437-0 " distance of 500ft.,mak- ing 750 gross H. P. " IIO.o I3-0 I 50' I62.0 " LowSp'g 2!.0 I8.o " r.o 65-0 I 42.0 Locke 70 " 6o.o 30.0 I I 204.0 Barrow w " 240.0 22.0 6oo.o " '-" APALACHICOLA BASIN-WATER-POWERS- Continued (,;l 0\ Utilized\ LOCATION OF WATER- Net H.P. POWER POINT OF SECTION I .;{I Stage Iof Water Cubic-~;a~iJ~ength ~-G~o:-~ Sourc~ ~~~~i,~r Feet (of Shoal( H. p,r In:;~:a- REMARKS DECATUR COUNTY Limesink Creek Limesink . LowSpr'g 2.0 105.0 Barnett's Creek . Attapulgas Creek Sanburn's Creek Lot 367 Thomasville Road Attapulgas Road " 23.0 10.0 " 18.o " 8.o EARLY COUNTY Harrod's Creek Colomochee Creek . Early Factory . Early Road " .. 20.0 350 " 70.0 12.0 QUITMAN COUNTY .. Hoclarnee Creek . Near Mouth Tobehannee Creek . " Georgetown , LowWat'r 6.0 10.0 " 10.0 10.0 RANDOLPH COUNTY Roaring Branch . . Five miles from Fort Gaines " Wakefortsee Creek Near Chemochechobee . " 40 30.0 50 10.0 STEWART COUNTY 23.0 Locke Creek disappears- 26.o " ~ Flow affected by mills above. " " :... 8o.o " 950 " ~ t ~ ;:::; 70 " 11.0 " ~ ~ 14.0 " 50 " k; ~ Wimberly's Branch . Gaines & Freeman's Mill . " Hodchodkee Creek . Scott's Mill - " - - --- - - - - -- - - 8.8 12.0 12.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 " " - - --- - - - - - - - Many important water-powers are omitted in the Apalachicola Basin for want of data. The foregoing is the best, that can be done, until more surveys are made. Investigation is especially needed on the Flint River and its upper tributaries. 1 Net H. P.=8o per cent. of Gross H. P APALACHICOLA BASIN - UTILIZED POWER STREAlll I COUNTY I KIND OF MILL I No. of Mills ITob~e~~ll~Total Netl in Feet H.P.Used REMARKS Chattahoochee River . " " " " l'l'luscogee " Harris . . Cotton Factories Flour and Grist " " " ' " " " Cotton Factory " " Troup " " " " Hall. Building Material " " " " " Cobb . . Flour and Grist . " " " Trib'r's of Chat'h'chee River Early II II .".. " " " Clay . " " " " . " " " " " " Quitman " " " " " " " Randolph .. . . " " " Sawmill " Cotton Gin . . . . . . ' Flour and Grist II II II . Sawmill Flour and Grist " " " Stewart " " " " " " Sawmill " . . ... " ",; " " ,", " Chattahoochee " " " " l'I'Iuscogee " " Marion " " " " Flour and Grist . . " " " ... " " " . Cotton Gin . " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Harris . . Sawmill " " " " ~ Flour and Grist . " " " " " " " Talbot " " " Troup . " " " " " " " " " . . Sawmill " . . . . Tannery . ... . . . Flour and Grist . . . Cotton , . 3 I I I I I I I 6 I 3 I 6 4 2 I 8 2 I 6 4 I I I I I3 2 2 4 I 22 I 43 2,000 8 roo 8 so 8 r6o 9 130 9 30 9 6o II IO 56 72 25 29 6o 8 6 s8 77 49 96 24 63 9 8 83 192 20 22 10 I5 57 75 73 213 6 I2 8 21 8 30 12 IO 235 398 36 47 36 43 57 65 22 8 223 506 20 6o I ::to.. ~ t:--. ::to.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ll~ ""1 APALAOHIOOLA BASIN --UTILIZED POWER- Cont-in'uecl tJ.l 00 STREAll[ I COUNTY I KIND OF :MILL I I I No. of Mills To,j~,J.ll in Feet \Tot,ol N,, H.l.Used REMARKS I Trib'r's of Chat'h'chee River lVIeriwether . " " " Heard . " " " " " " " Carroll . Flour and Grist . I 30 II " " " 8 9I IOI Sawmill Cotton . . 3 I I24 I25 30 I20 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Flour and Grist I2 277 I6o " " " " " Coweta Sawmill Cotton . 3 ss 26 I 6o " " " " " Cam.pbell " " Douglas Flour and Grist " " " Cotton Gin . 14 275 726 7 I24 130 I II 20 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ~ Flour and Grist 13 Sawmill 6 " " Tannery I " " " " " Paulding . .. Cotton . . Vvoolen-mill Flour and Grist I I 2 " " " Cobb Sawmill Cotton . .- . I ,., " " .:J vVoolen-mill 2 " " " " . " " " " " Fulton " " " " " DeKalb " " " " " " " Gwinnett . " " Cotton Gins Flour and Grist Paper-mill Sawmill . . " 0 . Cotton Gins Flour and Grist . " " " Furniture ' Tannery . . Sawmill " ... . Flour and Grist 9 2J I 5 3 3 8 7 2 I 2 4 9 202 Il9 136 82 6o IO 6o l4 9 I3 6o 20 8 67 375 40 85 I35 III 368 454 22 75 45 69 30 3I 20 22 I 57 Io6 rzo II9 47 25 IS IO 24 40 47 44 II6 98 :... ~ :1.:-.-.. ~ ~ ~:... ~ it. ~ '<: ii " " 'Forsyth " " 8 154 I37 " " " " Hall Sawm.ill " . . 4 54 36 4 4S go " " " " Carriages and Wagons . I 22 IS " " " " ]!lour and Grist II ISI I75 " " " Milton " " 4 68 82 " " " " ILum pkin " " " " ' Sawmill " Flour and Grist 2 28 32 7 I4I 75 Io I83 134 " " " " " " " " " " " " " Tannery Gold Mills " " " " I 20 4 I 3 35 700 Chestatee River. 3 40 280 I Yahoola Creek. I I6 40 I Cane Creek. " " " " Hydraulic Mining 300 6oo I Yahoola Ditch. " " " Habersham Flour and Grist I " " " " " " " " " " " V,Thite . Leather . \Voolen-mill Flour and Grist I I I Flint River " " " " Campbell Clayton ' Fayette " " " " " " . I s I Tributaries of Flint River " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "" " " " " "" " "" " " " " " " "" " "" " "" " "" " Campbell Chi.yton " Henry Spalding Fayette Coweta " " lVIeriwether " Pike. " . Crawford . Upson " " " " " 3 8 Sawmill I Flour and Grist I " " 2 " " . s " " Sawmill 4 I Tannery Flour and Grist Sawmill ... I . II I Wheelwrighting I Flour and Grist II . . . " " " " Cotton . . . 3 IS 2 I4 IO I6 6 20 12 IO IS 14 28 go 44 I3 I2 70 so Lt8 136 22 IS I8 IS I3 40 46 rag 7I 88 s I2 3D r6 I7I I38 16 IS 8 I2 I 54 276 2S 43 191 373 2g IIS ~ ~ N ~ ~ ~ ~:.;, ~ ~ ~ 1 Power estimated by B. lVI. Hall. u-> 'D AP ALAOHIOOLA BASIN --UTILIZED POWER - Continued STREAM COUNTY KIND OF MILL No. of Total Fall\Total Net\ Mills \ inUFseede,t. H.P. Used Tributaries of Flint River " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Upson " Talbot Taylor Marion " Taylor " Schley Macon " Dooley " Sumter Lee Webster " Randolph Terrell " Calhoun " Sawmill . 5 Tannery I Flouring and Grist 9 Cotton . , , I - Sawmill . I Flouring and Grist . 4 " u IO Sawmill 6 Flouring and Grist 6 " " 5 Sawmill I " 2 Flouring and Grist 2 " " 7 " " 4 " " 8 Sawmill 3 Flouring and Grist 6 Sawmill 2 Flouring and Grist 2 " " 3 Sawmill I " " " Dougherty Flouring and Grist I " " " " Sawmill I " " " Worth " I " " " Flouring and Grist . . . . 3 " " " Early . . . . . . . Cotton . . . . . . . . I " " " " . . . . . . . . Flouring and Grist . . 5 " " " " . . . . , . . . Sawmill . . I " " " JYiiller . . . .. " .. . . I " " " " . . . . . . . . Flouring and Grist I " " .... , ,.,,....,,..,.. -~~ . , " " --.~-, o\ " Baker . . " Decatur . . . " . , .., , . : , : , , . _ _ , , , ...,.-- :lo;"'O'o."o,.;,, Op,j' . . ,,,,'jO: 0 " " ot '''''' " 3 " .... I ~,,,,,.,, .. ,,,,o',,,,'."-,.ro.:.;. . . .,, .. , , , '''.. 72 IO 214 IZ IZ 33 84 58 53 5I 8 l4 8 SI 22 66 zS 69 II I4 IO 6 IZ 10 :i 5 40 57 9 8 8 14 5 ...... ,,,,,_ 102 5 I69 40 20 52 I29 95 70 IOZ 30 IS 30 99 4I I07 33 84 30 IS so IZ 40 20 20 23 45 62 IO I 2 40 45 8 '' ' ' ~ .]::.. 0 REMARKS ~ ~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _..,.......,... WA TE R -P OWER S OF GEOR GIA P LA TE I V BEAN C REE K I' A Ll.S, NF.A R NACOOC H EE VA LLEY, W I-IlT E COUNT Y, GEORG IA. ALTAMAHA BASIN- IMPORTANT STREAMS 0Cl\1ULGEE RIVER STREA:tlf TRIBUTARY TO COUNTY REMARKS Ocmulgee River . :Mossy Creek Indian Creek Stone Creek . Echaconnee Creek Snake Creek Tobesofkee Creek Vlalnut Creek. Falling. Creek . Rum Creek . Towaliga River South Towaliga River Towaliga Creek . Tussahaw Creek . Alcovy River Cornish Creek Big Flat Creek Bear Creek . South River Wildcat Creek Sheel Creek 'vValnut Creek . Cotton River Altamaha River . Indian Creek Houston S Cotton factory; 12 ft. fall; estimated 120 H. P. { (U. S. Census) Ocmnlgee River . " u " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Bibb \ 8 miles from Macon; 8 cu. ft. per sec.; 12 ft. fall, Jlilonroe and Crawford { low water. (Locke) Has several grist and sawmills. (U.S. Census) ~ Twiggs au.d Bibb ~ Bibb, Monroe and Crawford . ~ Freeman's Mill; 70 cu. ft. per sec.; 20 ft. fall, normal { water. (Locke) ~ Jones and Bibb .~ Macon ; 5 cu. ft. per sec. ; ro ft. fall, low water. ( (Locke) ~ Jones Monroe Henry, Butts and Monroe ~ ~ High Falls; see Power Table. Has other shoals { above, and Willis Shoals nearer mouth; 10 ft. fall. ~ ~ Towaliga River . Monroe. ,, " Henry .. \Has two inills; one of them has 27 ft. head. (roth ( U.S. Census) Ocmulgee River . Henry and Butts . " " Alcovy River Newton and Walton . Walton. " " " " " Newton. Ocmulgee River South River " " Newton. " .... " u Henry " " " SHas several mills and sites, and is a good stream in ~ dry weather. (rQth U. S. Cenus) ..f>.H ALTAMAi-IA BASiN-- iMPORT ANTBTREAMS- Oontinnec7. .t>- lv STREAM Snap Finger Creek Pole Bridge Creek . Honey Creek Yellow River Big Haynes Creek . . Little Haynes Creek . OCONEE RIVER Oconee River . . Big Sanely Creek Commissioners Creek Buffalo Creek . l'almello Creek Little River . . . . Cedar Creek Murder Creek Indian Creek . Crooked Creek Shoulclerbone Creek Sugar Creek . Apalachee River Hardlabor Creek Sandy Creek . . TRIBUTARY TO COUNTY REJviARKS South River DeKalb. ... \ At lVIitchell's mill, 20 cu. ft. per sec.; low water. ( (Frobel) " " " Ocmulgee River . Rockdale " Newton, Rockdale, Gwinnett 14.6 cu. ft. per sec.; extreme low water. (Frobel) 14.3 cu. ft. per sec.; extreme low wateL (Frobel) ~ Six" ~niles above Rockdale l)aper l\'li~l is ~aker's Mi~l. w1th 9 or ro ft. fall, and four gnst-1mlls above 1t. (roth U. S. Census) Yellow River ... " " Big Haynes Creek . " Principal tributary of Yellow River. Has many t available powers, and is a fine steam in all respects. (roth U.S. Census) ~ ~ ~ ~ Altamaha River . ~ Oconee River . " " " " " " Wilkinson and Twiggs Jones and \iVilkinson 'vV ashington . . . . ~ Drainage area, 284 sq. miles. Myrick's mill, 8 ft. ~ ( fall. (Locke) Drainage area, r96 sq. miles. Drainage area, 286 sq. miles. ~ ~ Drainage area, 37 5 sq. miles. " " Little River . Morgan and Putnam Jasper, Jones and Baldwin . iFalls 62 ft. on five shoals in r2 miles. The largest single shoal is at Old Factory in Putnam county, 25 ft. in 900 ft. " " " " Jasper ancl Putnam . Morgan and Putnam Three miles from mouth; r8 ft. fall in 6oo ft. Oconee River Putnam " " Hancock . . . . " " Morgan . . . . . " " Apalachee River I-Iardlabor Creek ) Gwinnett, Walton, { I Oconee and l'I'Iorgan ~ Morgan " ~ No surveys of the good powers of this river in Gwin( nett and Walton counties have been made. Has a shoal 3 miles from its mouth; ro ft. fall. Has a shoal 2 miles long, 8 miles from JVIadison. Shoal Creek Middle Oconee River Barber's Creek . . Mulberry Fork North Oconee River Big Sandy Creek Walnut Fork Allen's Fork Pond Fork . Curry's Creek Apalachee River Walton ..... Oconee River . . Clarke, Jackson and Hall Mid. Oconee River . IOconee and Clarke . . . Mid. Oconee River .!Jackson . . . . Oconee River ... Clarke, Jackson and Hall North Oconee River Jackson and Clarke Hall Jackson 20 ft. in 900 ft. ; 24 ft. in r So ft.; and 20 ft. in 6oo f ft.; all in 3 miles, near mouth; 20 ft. utilized for paper-mill. Good stream for power. No surveys. \ Harrington's Ford, 15.5 cu. ft. per sec.; 20 ft. fall. / (Barrow) County line; 22.5 cu. ft. per sec.; IO ft. fall. (Barrow) Mangum's mill; 10.5 cu. ft. per sec.; 9ft. fall. (Barrow) Near Jefferson; 8 cu. ft. per. sec.; r8 ft. fall. (Barrow) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :~;:: ~ "" ALTAMARA BASIN - WATER-POWERS OcMULGEE RIVER I I UPtoilwizeerd LOCATION OF POWER POINT OF SECTION YELLOW RIVER Gwinnett County .. " " .. Rockdale County .. " " . Fain's Mi Steadmar . Rockdale Glenn Sh Newton County .. .. " " 8 H.P. " " " " . . SOUTH RIVER Utilized DeKalb County " " .. Bridge Sl . Cedar Sh . Dried In< . Indian Fi Flat Sho: Albert Sl Utilized Henry County McKnigr ... " ... " Peachsto1 135 } H. P. Newton County Snappin~ 40H.P. " " None " " Island Sl Mann's I g 1 Net H. P. = 8o% of gross H. P. I I I I Stage of I Water ~C~~u~b~ic~r JFallinl Feet oLfnesn;g~t;hi Gross H. P.' SIonuiric~e:aof Low Spr. 10.0 " 64.0 Normal 266.6 " 2833 500.0 20.0 30.0 46.0 12.0 44 .. 3.365 . . 5154 55.0 ..515.4 7.0 LowWat'r 12.7 2,700 1,5oo 525 136 218 1,394 386 250 {Barrow &Locke " B.M.Hall poth U.S Census {Frobel, U.S.A.E . 3,221 Anderson 410 Frobel 764 Anderson " 74.0 24.0 " 18.0 " " Flush 93.0 120.0 6I7.1 LowWat'r 475.0 " Lt88.~ I2.0 12.0 20.0 I6.o 10.0 775 750 ~.000 202 Frobel {10th U.S . Census 126 Frobel I63 " Anderson 863 " c;c;c; " .!:>. ...j:>. REMARKS ~ c. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ he t . ALCOVY RIVER 30 H. P.,Newton County TOWALIGA RIVER 30 H. P.,Monroe County Low White & Garner's Shoals . Water { Flush High Falls . ILowWat'r 55.o1 ss.o 416.6,85.0 138.1 96.8 3,8oo 3,8oo 1,200 531 4,024 1,520 ~ L. W. vol. =55 cu. u.s. c. ft. per sec. (roth U.S. Census) Anderson \ Newt'n Fc'y. Burnt I duriug the war. Anderson Utilized in grist-mill. OCMULGEE RIVER None !Newton County Barnes' Shoals r,or5.o 14.0 1,300 r,6r4 At junction of South and Yellow Rivers. 20 H. P. Butts County None " " Key's Ferry Harper or Pitman Shoal Pitman Ferry . . 1,386.6 7.5 1,900 1,172 1,476.6 28.0 5,500 4.698 1,476.6 6.0 r,65o r,oo6 Below ferry. zoH.P. Small l Mill 5 Roach's or Cargle's Shoals 2,rr6.6 6.4 3350 1,539 At Smith's ferry. Lamar's Shoals 2,rr6.6 r8.o r,ooo 4,328 :,.. t-. 50 H. P.jMonroe County None " " Glover's Dames. Long or Carden's Shoals 2,rr6.6 r6.o 4,000 3,848 2,116.6 6.0 r,5oo 1,443 2,116.6 9.0 4,500 2,164 ~ ~ Bibb County " " Holton Macon 2,125.0 6.o 3,960 1,449 2,I56.o ~ Proposed Macon Canal NORTH OCONEE RIVER . . 32 H. P. Jackson County . " " 2oo H. P. Clarke County Hurricane Shoal Tumbling Shoal . Athens Factory 2,rr6.614o.o rom. 9,621 76. 1130.0 6oo 237 r26.o 8.o 6oo II3 33!.9 12.0 Fall and dist. taken from roth U. S. Cen. ~ ~ ~ At Athens. 200 " " " Hall County Georgia Factory . Carnesville and Gainesville 2!.0 2,100 704 AndersoniNear junction of rivers. Road 31.51 ro.o 34 Barrow MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER None !Jackson County Tallassee Bridge LowWat'rl 241.3 I 32. o 3,6oo I 999 Anderson 15I Tot.al ft. m fall less said to than a be 58 mile. Clarke County 6oH. P.' " " Mc'Elroy's Mill . Princeton Factory 241 .3,23.0 2,6oo 718 290.6 rs.o Dam 495 .j:>. l.n ALTAMAHA BASIN- WATER-POWERS- Continued ,l::.. 0\ I I UPtoilwizeerd LOCATION OF POWER POINT OF SECTION I I I I I Stage of Water ~C~~u~b~i"c,{ Fall in Feet 0Lfnesn;g~t:hl Gross H. p,r \SIonu~r~c~e~ao-f REMARKS APALACHEE RIVER Oconee County rso H. P. " " 3oH. P. " " Morgan County " " Just above High Shoals High Shoals Price's Mill Furlow's Shoals . Reid's Mill . Normal " LowWat'r " I39.6 I396 47.0 76.0 20,0 500 Ig.o 26.o 8.0 6oo 900 4,200 U.S. Cen. 792 Anderson 30I " I39 U.S. Cen. 81 at mill, and I81 abo' 6g " OCONEE RIVER ISO H. P. Oconee County . Barnett's Shoal " Morgan County . Scull's Shoal " " Park's Mill . Intervening two Shoals Putnam County Long Shoal Intervening six Shoals Baldwin County . Milledgeville Hall County . Six miles from Gainesville ~ 5 miles below juncti n ~ 624. I 54.0 4,000 3,830 Anderson of Middle and Nor h t-... 10,0 Dam Oconee rivers. {rothU.S. ~ Powell Mfg. Co.'s da m Census backs water 2 mil ~ ~ 8.0 " 70 " Grist-mill. " ~ 5333 12.0 1,300 726 {Old foci"Y c;._ '-l ALTAiviAHA BASIN - - UTILIZED POWER - Continueci ~ 00 STREAM I COUNTY I KIND OF MILL I No. of Mills \Toin{fsF1eeae~tn~THo.tPa.lUNseedtl REMARKS Other Tributaries of Oconee River . " " " " " " . Putnam " Morgan . \Valton . . Flour and Grist Sawmill . Flo,,ur and " Grist " 6 73 178 I 7 .8 .. 25 go 6 gr 122 " " " " " " " " " " " " . Greene . " " Oconee . . . " " " Sawmill . c;otton Gin . . Flour and Grist Oglethorpe . " " " Sawmill " . . . . I I 2 I 2 4 r6 50 23 32 4I II 22 30 56 30 I28 Iqo " " North Oconee River Middle Oconee River Gwinnetl. Clarke . " . . ~ Woolen-mill Cotton Factory " " . I 16 12 2 32 330 I 20 100 b,.. 1:---. ~ ~ ~ North and Ivliddle Oconee " " " " and Tributaries . " . . " " " " . " . " Gwinnett " . ... . " " Madison " " " " " " " " " " " " Hall. " Jackson " " " . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sawmill Paper-mill Flour and Grist . .. . " " " . Sawmill . . . Flour and Grist . " " " . Sawmill . . . " . . . . Flour and Grist . Cotton Gin . Leather I I 4 I I 2 II I 8 I3 5 I 12 IO !6 75 52 82 32 26 12 12 29 13 170 130 r6 1$ q6 141 20I ''I87 82 70 30 IO b;J ~ (r, ~ ~ " " Ocmulgee River . 'u " " " " " " . . . Monroe . . Jones . . Butts . . Woolen-mill ... Flour and Grist " " " " " " . .. .. I I I 4 " Sawmill I 8 6 I2 I2 I 48 103 12 40 II "A TER PO IVER S OF GE ORGIA . PLA TE V . THE NATURAL DAM , BIG POTATO CREEK , NEAR THOMASTON, UPSON COUNTY , GEORGIA. . Ocmnlgee River . " . Jasper Henry Tribnlaries of Ocmulgee R. \Vilcox ,", Wilcox Dodge . .. " Pulaski " " ,"; " . \Voolen-mill . Flour and Grist " " " Sawmill Flour and Grist """ . Woolen-mill Sawmill I 2 I I I 5 I I " " Houston I "" . .. " Flour and Grist Cotton l'~'aclory , . " Twiggs Flour and Grist 3 10 I I " " " " Towaliga River " " " " Crawford . Bibb " " l'donroe " " " " " " " " ' Sawmill . .. Cotton Gin " " Sawmill Flour and Grist 3 I I I I I ... " " Alcovy River " " " " " " " " ...... Yel!O\y River " " .. ."" " " " " " " " " " " " " " H " " .. Henry " .. Wool Carder Flam and Grist . Sawmill Newton .. " " ..... .. . .. \Valton Gwinnett .. .. " . Newton ... Cotton Gin . .. Flour and Grist Sawmill ... Flour and Grist " " " ' .. Wheelwrig~1t Cotton Factory " " " .. ' Paper-mill . Flour and Grist Sawmill ... ' . .. . Rockdale . Flour and Grist " Rockdale " ... . ' Sawmill Cotton Gin . Furniture . . " DeKalb " . . ' Paper-mill ' . . Flour and Grist Cotton Gin . ' .) I 2 2 I 2 I 2 3 I I I I 2 2 I I I I I T I2 6 34 I4 6 4 6 24 IO 45 46 9 4 9 I5 25 46 r86 I2 6o 8 II 36 90 9 20 9 30 13 8 9 12 II IS 39 76 5 4 roo IZO 30 36 6 20 30 40 I9 IS 66 I8 34 54 I4 5 r6 76 20 6o 21 2S So 24 70 I4 IO I4 IO I4 IO IS 7 go 15 /Rockdale Paper-mill. 7 6 ~ t---. "l ~ ~ ~ ~ ttJ ~ ~ ~ +:>. \Q ALTAMAHA BASIN -UTILIZED POWER- Contin1wd V"t 0 STREAJ\1 I COUNTY I KIND OF MILL I No. o Mills !ToUtasleFd,alliT0 tal Netl in Feet H.P. Used REMARKS I Yellow River " " " " Gwinnett. " " Flour and Grist . . Furniture . . Sawmill . . 6 I I . South River . " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ".. " " " " " " " . DeKalb Henry . " " " Newton . ... Cotton Factory . Flour and Grist . Agricultural Implements . . Furniture . . . . . . Sawmill . . " . I I I I I I " . Rockdale . " . " DeKalb " " Flour and Grist " " " . Cotton Gin . Furniture . Flonr and Grist . . " . Sawmill Cotton Gin . ... . . . I 2 I I 2 I I " . Fulton . " . . . Ftuniture . Sawmill Flour and Grist . . I I 2 . Olher Trib's of Ocmulgee R. .Pike. " " Monroe " " " " " " . . " " " " Henry " . - " " Butts Tributaries of South River Henry . " " " " " " " " " " . . Clayton Rockdale . " " " " " " " " " Sawmill ' . . . ' Cotton Gin Flour and Grist . Sawmill . Flour and Grist . " " " Sawmill . Woolen-mill . . .. . . Flour and Grist I " " Sawmill " . . 2 II I I 3 2 4 3 I I 2 3 I 66 :i26 8 IO l4 IS 23 8 20 9 3 9 3 9 20 30 IO 30 25 24 39 r6 4 9 6 35 65 IO IS IO 12 IO 5 22 9 34. 24 74 55 I 57 I48 II 9 II 5 78 38 33 23 52 II9. 45 26 IO IO 5 36 33 62 48 r8 6 ~ l-i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " " Rockdale . Cotton Gin 2 3I 22 " " " Newton Leather . Flour and Grist I 8 4 I 30 12 " DeKalb " " " IO ISO !28 " Sawmill 3 44 30 " " " " " " " Newton Cotton Gin Paper-mill Leather 6 ro8 54 3 99 I 52 I 15 20 " " " Cotton Gili I 15 I5 Tributaries of Yellow River " " Flour and Grist Cotton Gin 2 37 18 12 8 Rockdale Flour and Grist 3 70 73 Sawmill I 13 Walton " I 15 8 " " " " Gwinnett " DeKalb " " " " " " " " " Tributaries of Alcovy RiverjvValton " " Gwinnett " " " " Flour and Grist " " " " " " . . Sawmill Cotton Gin Furniture . Flour and Grist " " " Colton Gin Sawmill 3 35 22 2 51 Io 2 26 25 2 55 20 2 32 33 I I5 3 I 18 8 2 54 32 I I5 5 I !8 20 !:!,.. t--. ~ ~ ~ ~ b:J ;J,. ~ ~ u-t H THE OGEECHEE BASIN The greater part of th1s drainage basin lies below the fall-line, and, as only that part, which lies above the fall-line, has much importance for water-power, this is the smallest and least important of the six basins, considered from the standpoint of waterpower. The first power, in going rip the Ogeechee river, is at the fall-line, and is known as the Slzoals of tlze Ogeecltee. They are ahove the mouth of Little Ogeechee, 8.76 miles from Mayfield, the nearest railroad station. Part of the power is utilized by a gristand saw-mill. The entire fall of the shoal is 2 I feet ; but the mill utilizes only aboiJt I 8 feet, and about 40 net, I 2-hour horse-power. The low season volume is estimated at 40 cubic-feet per second. With the fall, head and storage, 200 gross, I 2-hour horse-power is available. Tlze :Jewell Cotton FactorJI, 4 .Yz miles from Mayfield, is the next power. For eight months in the year, I 50 net, I2-hour horse-power is utilized with storage. During the other four months, it is sometimes necessary to use auxiliary steam-power to the extent of I 2 5 horse-power. Nearly all the power on this basin being utilized, the following tabulated statement from the roth U. S. Census is given, as the best showing, that can be made. It is the OJ?-1y data available. (Sz) OGEEOHEE BASIN- UTILIZED PO\i\TER STREAJII COUNTY KIND OF MILL No. of ITo Net! Mills \Fall Used, inFeet H.Pta.Ul sed REMARKS ' Ugeechee I~ive1 . " " ' " " " " " " Tribu laries to \Vanen .Hancock " ... \Varren Taliaferro Flour and Grist-mill "" " Woolen Mill (Carder) Cotton Factory Flour and Grist-mill 2 I 20.0 30 I 2 I3.0 40 I 8 I I6.o 150 I 22.0 IS . Ogeechee River . " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Liberty " " " " Sawmill Bulloch Flour and Grist-mill " Screven . Sawmills . Flour and Grist-mill . " Burke Sawmill Flour and Grist-mill Jefferson vV ashinglon " " " " " " . Glascock 1_ " Hancock . . "" " . Sawmill . . Flour and Grist-mill \Vanen " 'I " I g.o 20 2 27 5 36.o 20 2 175 24 I I 10.0 8 I 10.0 12 9 750 117 9 82.0 189 I 2r.o 33 4 6o.o 54 2 23.0_ 27 2 42.0 30 I g.o I2 \) ~ l"") ~ l775 " " " " " JrThe city owns the water-power and factory site. Mfg. Cos. buy sites, and lease power. " L /VA TE R-POWERS OF GE ORGI A PLriTE V I FLAT SHOALS ON THE FLINT RIVER, BETWEEN PIKE AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES, G EORGIA. SAVANNAH BASIN UTILIZED PO \VER STREAM I COUNTY I KIND OF MILL I No. of Mills !ToUtasleFdallJHTo. tPa.lUsNeectl! REIIIARKS I Savannah River . [Richmond Lincoln " " Elbert Tributaries of Savannah R. Effingham Miscellaneous . Flour and Grist . " "" Sawmill I5 3,65o 3 I4 32 2 19 II5 I 6 20 " " Burke " " Richmond Flour and Grist " "" . 8 II " " " " " " " " " . Sawmill Cotton Factory vVoolen-mill . . 8 I I Little E iver . Lincoln " . McDuffie . 00 0,9 0.6 0.2 0.3 o.6 2.0 o.I I.9 L7 I.7 2.3 48 38 48 73 78 r.8 !,3 2.0 2.7 I.2 0,4 I.9 2.0 !.3 1-< IO ~ II ..;-N 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.9 o.r 0.7 r.8 I.5 !.9 40 !.7 2.9 39 32 79 7.5 I.3 I.3 r.8 4.0 I.2 I.7 42 0.9 I2 ...., :":I' I3 bO ::0 o.s I.5 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.6 I. I I.3 33 54 2.2 !.9 2.4 2.3 42 . I.2 39 I.5 r.s 43 I.Z I.2 5-0 I.O ..:;:: I4 ~ I. I 0.4 o.8 I.O I33 2.I !.9 36 I.5 I.O 49 I.3 IS ::I bO I.O 0.4 I. I o.8 I2.4 2.0 r.8 35 r.8 0.9 34 o.8 C1) I6 j:q I.O 0.4 0.4 r.6 97 2.I I.7 34 I.2 o.8 2.6 0.9 c-i I7 0.9 0.3 0.4 L7 8.7 I.9 r.6 35 I.2 0.7 2.I o.8 0. 00 H I8 0.6 0.6 o.6 r.8 8.4 I.9 I.9 32 I.3 0.8 2.I !.4 :8 I9 o.s o.o o.6 I.9 4.6 r.8 I,6 3I I.4 I,4 2.0 I.3 00 ... C1) 20 0.9 0,0 o.6 2.0 79 r.8 I.9 30 I.7 0.9 2.8 30 ..0 Ei 2I 0.5 O.I o.6 I.5 7.8 38 r.6 30 I.5 0.9 2.7 2.5 B 0.. 22 0,4 O.I I.O !.3 6.4 38 I.6 2.6 r.8 2.2 2.4 I.7 C1) [f) 23 0.3 0.0 I.7 I.Z 43 40 r.6 2.2 I.3 !.9 I.7 2.5 c:j C1) 'C 24 I.5 0.2 0.0 r.6 I.I 32 3I 34 2.3 !.4 2.I 2.I 2.7 ~ ril 25 I.5 0.2 0.3 !.7 r.5 2.6 2.4 46 2,0 I.2 2.7 I.7 2.6 26 !.3 O.I 0.0 2.0 r.5 2.4 2.1 II .2 I.9 !.2 2.2 !.7 2.I 27 I.2 0.7 0.0 I.2 r.6 2.2 2,0 99 I.8 I. I I.5 !.9 2.I 28 !.3 0-4 o.o 09 I.3 2.I 2, I 7I I.7 I. I 30 I.2 2.2 29 I. I 0.4 o.o I.4 !.3 2.0 r.8 48 !.7 !.4 2.5 I.2 I.4 30 I.3 0.4 0.0 0.9 I.2 I.9 3I 0.9 O.I I. I I 2.I 34 !.7 !.2 I.9 I.O !.3 2.8 I.2 0.8 I.O NOTE.-In the original monthly table, the stages given were the heights of the surface above the bottom of the gauge-rod, which point was r.6 feet below the o.o of this table. 70 FLOW OF STREAMS FIG. 5 CROSS-SECTION OF THE FLINT RIVER, AT SULLIVAN'S MILL, PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA FLOW OF THE FLINT RIVER, AT SULLIVAN'S MILL, PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA No. Date of Measurement Stage Area in Sq. Ft. of CrossSection Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cu. Ft. per Sec. REMARKS I Mar. r6, r8gr 2.6 6745 o.gr 612.6 Measured by C. C. Anderson. 2 o.o 3750 o.66 250.0 Calculated. FLOW OF S7REAMS 7I TABLE V DAILY FLUCTUATIONS IN FEET AND TENTHS Lowest Observed Stage = o.o THE FLINT RIVER, SULLIVAN'S MILL, PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA NEAR ERIN P. 0., MERIWETHER COUNTY I89I 1892 ..(.1.,) d May\June\July \Aug.jSept.\ Oct.\Nov.\Dec. Jan.IFeb.!Mar.\Apr.l MayjJunejJuly [Aug.jSept. Q I I 2.5 3I 2.5 2.4 o.6 0.7 I.7 1.4 2.2 2.2 40 2,0 1.3 2.3 1.4 2.4 2 2-4 2.7 2.4 2.4 0.3 I.O r.s I.5 2.3 2.2 3.1 I.9 1.2 32 I.3 r.8 3 2.3 31 2.4 2.3 0.4 I.O 1.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.8 I.9 1.4 2.5 I.7 r.8 4 2.2 2.8 2.5 2.5 0.2 I.3 2.2 r.8 r.8 2.I 2.5 I.9 2,I 2.I r.8 I.5 5 ,_; 2.2 2.4 2.6 {J 0\ 00 2.2 2.4 3I >-< 7 .g 2.1 2.5 33 8 t.r) >-< 2.5 2.3 3I :>-. 9 ;;ds 49 2.2 3-3 IO -:~::: 32 I.9 2.9 II bO (1) 7.2 I.7 2.7 12 P=l 47 r.s 2.4 2.6 0.0 I-3 30 2.7 0.4 1.3 2.5 3I 0.2 I.3 2.5 2.7 o.o I.O 2.6 2.5 o.6 I.O 2,0 2.2 0.7 o.8 r.6 2.1 o.6 2,1 r.s 2.3 o.6 r.6 r.s I.4 I.7 2.2 r.s 3-I r.s 2.9 48 r.s 7I 1.2 8.s 30 7.1 42 5-2 2.0 2.3 r.8 2-4 2.4 2.0 r.6 I.9 2.2 r.8 2.6 2.6 r.8 r.s 2.1 38 r.8 2.2 2.8 r.s 1.4 2.9 IO.I r.8 2,0 2.4 I,2 I.3 42 13-5 I.7 I.9 2.2 r.6 45 ro.s I.7 r.8 34 2.4 42 6.3 r.8 2,4 46 2.3 32 43 r.8 2.1 37 2.2 I3 s.r I:4 2.4 2.0 0.7 L.S 1.4 7.2 34 31 33 r.8 r.S 35 2.0 14 53 1.2 2.3 r.8 0.7 1.4 1.4 14.2 2.9 2.8 2.8 I.8 r.6 42 r.8 IS 2;6 47 1.2 2.5 I.5 0.9 I I.4 r.s 18.6 2.8 2.3 2.6 I.7 I.5 44 r.6 16 2.5 44 I.2 2.7 1.4 0.7 I.2 I.5 14.2 34 2.0 2.2 r.8 1.4 32 r.s I7 2.4 2.8 1.1 30 r.6 0.6 I.2 2.0 12.4 30 r.8 2.1 I.9 I.3 44 2.8 r8 2.4 2,2 I,I 2.7 19 2.5 2.4 I. I 2.5 20 2.9 2.4 1.3 2.6 21 30 2.4 1.4 2.7 22 2.7 31 r.6 31 23 2.6 34 r.8 35 24 2-4 40 2.2 7.1 25 2.7 47 2.4 7.8 I.7 o.s I. I 2.4 7.2 31 2-4 1.9 2.1 I.2 34 8.s 1.9 0.4 I. I 2.2 7.8 2.8 30 1.9 2.4 1.2 2.9 7.8 c-i 0\ 00 I.7 0.3 I. I 2.4 12.4 2.3 2.6 I.8 2.5 I.7 32 5-7 >-< :e"' I.5 0.3 I. I 2.2 I5.2 32 2.4 r.8 2.3 2.8 32 5-2 00 I.3 0.3 I. I 2.0 13.5 46 I.O 0.2 2.2 1.9 10.4 6.8 2.1 2.0 2. I 2.3 36 32 r.8 I.9 2.0 2.I 34 6.6 0.. en(1) "d (1) 0.9 0.2 2.5 r.8 74 58 2.7 r.8 1.9 2.0 2.8 6.8 "d ~ o.8 0.2 2.4 I. 7 5.2 45 55 I.7 r.8 2.2 2.5 s.8 l't1 26 2.8 42 2.6 73 0.7 0.3 2.0 I.6 34 3I I3.0 J.7 r.6 2.4 2.2 7.8 27 2.8 34 2.7 52 o.6 0-4 I.7 2.2 30 32 !48 r.8 1.5 2.8 r.8 5.8 28 3I 2.7 3I 47 29 33 2.5 30 39 30 3I 2,2 2.7 33 3I 2.6 2.5 2.7 :::I 0.5 0.5 r.s 2.3 2.8 2.8 I5.0 J.8 r.5 45 I.8 0.4 o.6 I.7 I.7 2.7 2.4 13.1 1.9 r.6 37 I.7 0.3 0.7 r.S I.5 2,6 . 79 2.0 r.6 37 r.6 31 0.7 1.4 2.6 5.2 r.s I r.s 3.2 NoTE- In the original monthly table, the stages given were the heights of the surface above the bottom of the gauge-rod, which point was r.z feet below the o.o of this table. 72 FLOW OF S7REAllfS FIG. 6 CROSS-SECTION OF THE FLINT RIVER, AT THE MACON & BIRMINGHAM R. R. BRIDGE;. MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA FLOW OF FLINT RIVER, AT THE MACON & BIRMINGHAM R. R. BRIDGE, MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA No. Date of Measurement Stage Area in Sq. Ft. of CrossSection Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cu. Ft. per Sec. REMARKS 3,osr.s+ I Aug. 25, I89 I 33 2.00 6,I03.6 Measured by C. C. Anderson. 2 April I, I892 2.2 1,904.7 I.84 3,4979 Measured by C. C. Anderson. Data not sufficient for calculating minimum discharge. WATER-POWERS OF CEORGI.rl PL.ATE VII I N D IAN ARROW RAP I DS, T H E H EAD OF TALLULAH FALLS, C:F~O R C I A. FLOW OF STREA1YLS 73 TABLE VI DAILY FLUCTUATIONS IN FEET AND TENTHS Lowest Observed Stage = o.o THE FLINT RIVER AT THE MACON AND BIRMINGHAM R. R. BRIDGE, MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA I v I8g'I I r8g2 ! I I ~ Aug.J Sept.j Oct.J Nov.J Dec. Jan./Feb.J Mar. Apr. May jJune j July JAug.JSept.: I o.g 0.2 0,3 o.8 o.8 I.4 I.3 2.2 o.g 0-4 o.8 0.4 1.2 2 34 0.2 0,2 0.7 I.3 I.4 1.3 I.9 o.8 0.4 0.7 0.3 o.8 3 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.7 I.3 I.2 I.2 I.7 o.8 r.o o.6 0.3 0.7 4 30 0.2 0.3 I.2 I.2 I.2 I.2 r.6 o.8 r.8 0.4 0.8 0.6 5 2.1 0.2 0.3 I. I r.o I. I I. I r.5 0.7 I. I I. I 0.7 0.5 6 I. I 0.2 0.4 r.6 I.3 L7 I. I r.5 0.7 I.2 2.3 0.4 0.4 7 0.9 0.2 0.4 r.6 I.8 6.r I.I I.9 0.6 I.O I.4 0.7 0,4 8 o.8 0.2 0.3 r.8 I.7 53 2.I 34 0.6 o.8 I.2 o.6 0-4 9 0.7 0.2 0.3 r.5 1.4 6. I 2.4 55 0.6 o.6 0.9 I.9 IO ~ 0. 0.9 0.2 0.5 I.3 r.5 47 2.3 5-I 0.6 0,7 30 r.5 0..0.. II v; O.j 0.2 0.9 1.2 r.6 34 2,0 32 0.7 o.6 32 1.2" I2 N 1.2 0,0 0.9 I.O 2.6 2.8 I.6 2.1 o.8 o.6 2.5 o.S ciJ 13 ::0 < I.3 O.I 0.7 0.7 42 2.1 1.4 r.S 0.7 0.4 1.9 o.6 14 p>:: r.5 o.r 0.7 o.8 8.8 I.7 I.3 r. 6 0.6 0.3 1.9 0.4 IS bLJ :: fil 24 0.2 O,I I.7 I. I 2.2 '2,7 2.I I. I o.8 0.8 I.7 37 25 33 o.o O.I I. I I. I r.g 2.8 46 I. I 0.7 0.9 o.8 38 26 2,4 0.2 o.o I.O I. I I.7 I.7 Io.o I.O 0.6. o.9 0,9 3 I 27 r.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 I. I r.5 r.s 9.6 I.O 0.6 I.3 o.6 32 28 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.4 s.5 0.9 0.5 2.2 0.5 2.2 29 r.5 0.2 0.2 o.8 I.O I.4 1.4 7-9 o.g o.s 1.9 0.4 2.6 30 I. I 0.2 0.2 o.8 0.9 1.4 43 o.g 0.4 1.4 0.3 1.2 3I o.g 0. I o.g 4-5 46 0.5 0.3 0.3 I NoTE- In the original monthly table, the stages given were the heights of the surface above the bottom of the gauge rod, which point was o.g foot below the o.o of this table. 74 FLOW OF STREAMS FIG. 7 CROSS-SECTION OF BIG POTATO CREEK, AT NELSON'S MILL, UPSON COUNTY, GEORGIA FLOW OF BIG POTATO CREEK, AT NELSON'S MILL, UPSON COUNTY, GEORGIA No. Date of Measurement Area in Sq. Ft. of Stage Cross- Section Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cu. Ft. per Sec. REMARKS I I I !Aug. IS, I8921 o.o [ 88.0 I.25 IIO.o ./Measured by C. C. Anderson. FLOW OF STREAjJI[S 75 TABLE VII DAILY FLUCTUATIONS IN FEET AND TENTHS Lowest Obse?ved Stage = o.o BIG POTATO CREEK AT NELSON'S MILL, UPSON COUNTY, GEORGIA r89r r892 v "'<;! Q Se,rt. j Oct. j Nov. j Dec. Jan. j Feb. j Mar. ]April j May j June j July j Aug.jSept. I o.o 0.0 o.o o.o o.r 0.2 0.2 o.s o.r 0.0 o.r O.I O.I 2 0.0 o.o 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 o.s o.I 0.0 o.r o.r O.I 3 0.0 o.o 0,0 0.0 0.2 0,2 0.2 0.4 O,I O.I o.r 0. I O.I 4 o.o 0.0 0.0 O.I 0.2 0.2 0.2 0,4 o.r O.I O.I 0,2 O.I 5 o.o 0.0 o.o O.I o.r 0.2 O.I 0.3 o.r o.r O.I O.I O.I 6 o.o o.o o.o 0.2 0.2 0.2 0. I 0.3 o.r o.r o.r O.I O.I 7 0.0 o.o 0.0 0,2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 O.I o.r O.I 0.2 O,I 8 0.0 o.o o.o 0.2 0.2 o.6 0.6 o.s O.I O,I 0.2 0.2 o.r 9 0.0 0.0 o.o 0.3 'o.2 I, I o.s o.s G.I 0.3 o.s 0.4 IO o.o o.o 0.0 0.2 0.2 I.2 o.6 0.4 O.I O.I 0,3 0.4 II o.o o.o o.o o.r 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.3 o.r 0.2 I.O 0.4 I2 o.o o.o o.o O.I o.s 0.6 0.3 0.3 O.I o.r I.I 0.2 13 O. I o.o o.o o.r o.S 0.7 0.2 0.3 O.I 0.0 0.7 0.2 14 o.I o.o o.o O.I 1.3 o.s 0.2 0,2 O.I o.o 0.4 0.2 I5 o.r o.o o.o 0.0 1.4 o.6 0.2 0,2 O.I o.o 0.3 0.2 I6 o.o o.o 0.0 O.I I.O 0.4 0.2 0.2 O.I 0.0 0.3 O.I c-i 0. 00 17 o.o o.o o.o O.I o.6 o.s 0,2 0.2 o.r 0.0 0.2 0.4 >-< IS o.o o.o 0.0 O.I I. I 0.4 0.3 0.2 O.I 0.0 q.2 I.3 ~ 00 I9 o.o 20 o.o 0.0 o.o 0.0 o.o O.I o;r !.4 I.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 o.r o.r 0.0 o.r 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.7 ... s;oIll 2 2I 0.0 o.o o.o O.I r.6 0.9 0.2 O.I o.r O.I 0.7 o.s p.. Ill U) 22 o.o o.o 0.0 0.2 0.9 o.8 0.2 O.I 0. I O.I 0.7 0.3 '-;::1 23 o.o 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 O.I o.I o.r 0.3 o.8 Ill '""Cl >::: 24 o.o 0.0 0.2 o.r o.6 o.s r.o O.I O.I 0. I 0.3 o.8 fil I 25 0.0 o.o 0.2 O.I o.s 0.4 I.I O.I O.I o.I o.r I.4 26 o.o o.o 0. I O.I 0.4 0.3 40 O.I 0.0 O.I o.r 0.7 27 0.0 0.0 o.o o.! 0-4 0.3 32 O.I o.o o.r o.r 0.6 28 0.0 0.0 o.o O.I 0.3 O.J I.J 0. I o.o o.s O.I 0.6 29 0.0 o.o 0.0 0. I O.J O.J o.8 O.I 0.0 o.s o.I 0.4 . 30 0.0 o.o 0.0 0. I O.J o.s O.I o.o O.J 0. I 0.4 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 O. I O.J o.6 I . 0.0 o.r 0.2 NOTE- In the original monthly table, the stages given were the heights of the surface above the bottom of the gauge-rod, which point was o.3 foot below the o.o of this table. .FLOW OF STREAiriS FIG. 8 CROSS-SECTION OF THE OCMULGEE RIVER, AT MACON, GEORGIA FLOW OF THE OCMULGEE RIVER, AT MACON, GEORGIA - No. Date of Measurement Stage Area in Sq. Ft. of CrossSection Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cu. Ft. per Sec: REMARKS I A]lg. IS, I89I 32 2,4447 !.47 3,6II.7 Measured by C. C. Anderson. 2 Nov. 28, I892 20.6 5,8oo.o 435 25,269.6 Measured by C. C. Anderson. 3 0.0 2,I576 Stated in notes by C. C. Anderson. FLOW OF STREAll:fS 77 TABLE VIII DAILY FLUCTUATIONS IN FEET AND TENTHS Lowest Obse?'Ved Stage= o.o THE 0CMULGEE RIVER, AT MACON, GEORGIA I89I I892 =! ;j I2 bD =! f;t1 4-0 5-0 20.6 36 3-0 2.0 15.6 36 2.6 2.0 94 37 2.6 5-3 2.4 NOTE- In the original monthly table, the stages given were the heights of the surface above .the bottom of the gauger~d, which point was 0.4 foot below the o.o of this table. FIG. 9 CROSS-SECTION OF THE OCMULGEE RIVER, AT JULIETTE, MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA FLO\V OF THE OCMULGEE RIVER, AT JULIETTE, MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA ID''"' M"~ No urement Area in Velocity Discharge Stage Sq. Ft. of Cross- in Feet per in Cu. Ft. Section Second per Sec. REMARKS I Sept. 4, I89I o.s 2,300.5 2 May 6, r892 0-4 2,258.0 1.57 3,6r5.6 Measured by C. C. Anderson. I ~19 2,6gr.2 Measured by C. C. Anderson. Data not sufficient for calculating minimum discharge. I 7 TABLE IX DAILY FLUCTUATIONS IN FEET AND TENTHS Lowest Observed Stage = o.o THE OcMULGEE RivER, AT JuLIETTE, MoNROE CouNTY, GEORGIA I89I I892 <1J ~ ~ Sept. I Oct. INov. I Dec. Jan. I Feb. Mar. I Apr. I jMayiJunel July IAug.jSept. =- I ~:::: v~ I. I 2',.; 2 I. I b(J.o-< o.8 o.s 0.2 I. I 2-5 -:S o.8 o.s 0-4 o.9 2-5 00 .... <1J s o.8 o.s o.S 2.2 1.8 ..0 o.8 0-4 0.7 r.6 I-7 B 0... {;arter's Branch Proctor's Branch . - :Ship Ridge Pond's :Branch . 'Thomas Station Road-erossing, 96}4 Miles ... " " 97;( " ~cintosh Creek . "Waynesboro Station Briar Creek . Gouns Cut . ~c:Bean Creek .Mc:Bean Station . Dickerson Canal . :Little lvlc:Bean Creek .. JvicBean Mill :Barney .Bluff 'l alley, I I 9J4 Miles Rldge, rzo J( Road-crossing, 121 Mile-post Spring Creek Allen's Station Butter Creek 2644 Passenger Depot, Macon 252.0 Starting Point.. . 253.0 Tobesofkee .Ridge 277.2 Tobesbfkee Cre.ek 2835 277-9 Ridge, 198 Mile-post . 2857 Walden Station 3097 Echeconnee Creek.. 302.2 Byron Station 262.8 Powersville 286.7 Fort Valley 199.7 Marsh~Uville 2849 140.9 Winchester .. 134.6 Montezuma 127.6 Flint River II7-2 Oglethorpe rz6.6 Ridge, 249 Mile-post . 124.2 Sweet Water Creek I22.I Americus .Ridge . 140.9 Americus . . 1336 Smithville Ridge . rr9.8 Smithville 139-2 Albany. I4I.5 East Albany 3770. 328.o 382.2 313 ..0 3969 390.6 . 303.1 515.6 406.3 53I.3 soo.o 375-0 300.0 303.1 313.0 398.o " 366.0 469.0 350.0 372.0 319.0 184.4 r86.o 1 ln feet. NOTE.- It is impossible to harmonize the data of all railroads, centering in Macon ; because the points, whose elevations are given, cannot be definitely located and united, by .a line of levels. These elevations have been tied, vvhen possible, in regions of level .grom1d, rather than in the hills o Middle Georgia, where a slight error in location would make a discrepancy of several feet in elevation. "YVaycross, Valdosta, Tifton, Alb anT, Smithville and Thomasville have been chosen, .for the tie-points; but harmony, at the .above named places, causes discrepancies at l'.'Iacon and -Atlanta, that can be explained, ,nnhr nn t-'h, ~h"mr nf rrrno;o; Prwwo; in wmkini! out the levels in the or-iginal surveys. RAILROAD ELEV:.4TJOJVS EUFAULA BRANCH, SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION, CENTRAL R. R. (Continued) MUSCO GEE R. R., SOUTH"VVESTERN DIVISIO~,. CENTRAL R. R. Station Elevation 2 Station Elevation 2 Smithville Kinchafoonee Creek East Chickasawhachee Creek Middle Prong of Chickasawhachee Creek . . . . . . . . . . . vVest Prong of Chickasawhachee Creek .. I oo Mile-post Station, 292 Mile-post Creek, 29 5~ Miles . . Station, 298 Mile-post Double Branch Pachitla Creek Cuthbert Depot Railroad Junction I25 Mile-post . . Station, 3I 9~ Miles Stream, 32I Mile-post Station, 324 Mile-post Tobenannee Creek . Georgetown Depot . Near River, 332 ~ Miles Beyond River, 333 Mile-post . Eufaula, Alabama . . . . . 3I9.0 Fort Valley 265.0 Flint River 3340 B.eynold's 52 Mile-post . 334-0 Butler Station Station, 250 Mile-post 312.0 Bostwick 362.0 Geneva. 326.0 Upatoie 283.0 Upatoie Creek 379-0 Keaton . . . . 387.0 Station, 267 Mile-post . 340.0 Far River . . . 432.0 Kendall's Mill . 469.'0 Cox Creek 274-0 Station, 27 3 Mile-post 235-0 Randall Creek 212.0 Station, 276 Mile-post 289.0 Dozier CTeek 214.0 Bull Creek . 189.0 Station, 28 I Mile-post 178.o Columbus . . . . . . I990 2II.O MACON & DUBLIN R. R. 53I.O 337-0 433-0 5o6.o 650.0 666.0 669.0 600.0 432.0 413.0 382.0 382.0 392.0 39/.0 460.0 439-0 378.0 322.0 262.0 FORT GAINES BRANCH, SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION, CENTRAL R. R.1 Station Elevation 2 2 Mile-post, Macon & North. R. R. 5I6.o Swift Creek . . . . 536.0 Station Elevation z Branch, 5 lVIile-post 538.0 Junction, JII Mile-post 126 Mile-post . . . . Samocheehabbee Creek .., . Fort Gaines Bottom of Swift Creek 469.0 Cut, Crosstie, 5 ;4 Miles . " Ground Surface . . I6I.o Boltom o Branch, 7 Mile-post . 252.0 " " " 8? Miles . 512.0 545-0 575-0 539-0 570.0 1 Datum :-Reduced to Fort Pulaski, Mean Low Ttde, by adding constant 86 to all elevations. 2 In feet. RAILROAD EJ.,EVATIONS MACON & DUBLIN R. R. (Continued) MACON &; DUBLIN R. R. (Continued) Station Elevation I Station Branch, 9 Mile-post Branch Bottom Dry Branch Station Branch Bottom rst Large Cut, rz Mile-post Ground-Surface znd Large Cut, rz_Yz Miles Ground Surface Pike's Peak Station Branch Bottom, rz;J{ Miles Fitzpatrick Station . . Branch, Ground Surface, I 7}{ Miles Branch, r 8 }{ Miles Branch Bottom Macon Road Crossing Allentown Road Crossing . Jeffersonville Station Road-crossing . 24 Mile-post Branch, 26 ~ Miles . -- Palmetto Creek Bottom . Gallimore Station Turkey Creek, 29 Mile-post . Hughes Station Allentown Station Montrose Station Elsie Station Branch, 44 Mile-post . Turkey Creek, 46 }{ Miles . Spring Branch Bottom Moore Station . Dublin Moore Street, Dublin Lawrence Street, " Jefferson Street, " 5750 Oconee River Bluff 564.0 High-water Mark 589.0 West Bank of Oconee 6590 Bottom of Oconee 723.0 East Bank of Oconee . 769.0 rz Mile-post 752.0 I3 " " 7930 I4 " " 755.0 I5 " " 7I3.0 r6 " " 762.0 I7 " " 738.0 r8 " " 767.0 I9 " " 75I.O 20 " 7450 ZI " ",, 752.0 22 " " 7470 23 " " 7340 24 " " 7IO 0 25 " " 6340 26 " " 59I.O 27 " " 5940 28 " " 5750 29 " " 572.0 30 " " 65I o 3I " " 6r2.o 32 " " 546.0 33 " " 5I6.o 34 439-0 35 " " 424 0 36 " " 479-0 Ravine, 55 Mile-post . 452.0 Shaddock Creek . 442-0 Mt. Vernon Road 442-0 Pugh's Creek Bottom . 440.0 Branch, 67~( Miles Elevation I 4I3.0 400.0 3940 362.0 396.0 772.0 773-0- 77'2.0 764.0 783.0 76r.o 765.0 7490 764.0 . 75I.O . 750.0 732.0 7IO.O 662.0 598.0 586.0 5750 632-0 664.0 658-0 6430 632.0 632.0 6o2.0 6o8.o 409.0 404-0 408.0 404.0 4450 I In feet. roo ..l.\.-"1....f.~.J..LV..t...l......._.,. 1IACON & DUBLIN R. R. (Continued) MACON & DUBLIN R. R. ( Contz'nued) Station Branch, 6SJ~ Miles Blackville. Road Alligator Creek Branch, 72!4 Miles " 73 Mile-post Road, 74Yz Miles Branch, 75A " Road, 77 A " Pendleton Creek . Branch, 7S Mile-post . '. Ridge, So Mile-post Branch, So Mile-post . Red Bluff Creek . . Ridge, 82 Mile-post Branch, S2 A Miles Branch, S3 Mile-post . " S4Yz Miles " S6 Mile-post S8A Miles " 89 Yz Miles Low-grounds Bottom of Ohoopee High-water Mark . Ridge, 94 Mile-post Jack's Creek Branch, 97 )4' Miles " " Elevation 1 Station 509.0 Ridge, 98 Yz Miles 512.0 Branch, 9S U " 500.0 Ridge, 99 A " 49 5.o Branch, 99 Yz Miles . 4S4.0 Ridge, 1ooYz " 460.0 Road, " " 453.0 Wolf Creek . 457.0 rst Ridge, 1orYz Miles 440.0 2nd " " " 442.0 1st Branch of vVolf Creek. 489.0 Branch, ro3Yz Miles . 452.0 Ridge Road, 1o5A Miles . 420.0 Branch, ro5Yz Miles 474.0 Road, ro6 Mile-post 449.0 Cannouchee River 441.0 High-water Mark 46r.o Branch, rro;Ji Miles 477 .o Reidsville Road 4II.O 10-mile Creek . 377.0 Road, II5.U Miles . 366.0 " 123;!4 " 354.0 Lot's Creek . 372.0 Road, 129 Mile-post 440.0 Bullock's Bay . 356.0 Bay Gall 371.0 Road, 133;( Miles . 388. o Road, 134?( " Elevation 1 428.0 400.0 421.0 400.0 465.0 460.0 4S4.0 453.0. 453-0_ 429.0 395.0 419.0 3970 398.0 344.0 34S.o 354.0 360.0 336.0 376.0 364.0 305.0 350.0 328.0 310,0 320.0 I In feet. NOTABLE ELEVATiONS IOI ELEVATIONS The following are the elevations above the average sea-level of some of the prominent mountains and other points of interest in the State, determined by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey:- Sitting Bull (middle summit of Nantahala, Towns county) Mona (east summit of Nantahala, Towns county) Enola, in Towns county . . Rabun Bald, in Rabun county Blood, in Union county Tray, in Habersham county Cohutta, in Fannin county . Dome, in Towns county . . Grassy, in Pickens county . Taliulah (northwest summit), in Habersham county Tallulah (southeast summit), in Habersham county Yonah, in \Vhite county . . . . . . . . \Valker, in Lumpkin county . . . . . Lookout (at High Point), in Walker county Pine Log, in Bartow county . . . . . . Lookout (at Round Mountain), in \Valker county Pigeon (at High Point), in Walker county Skit . . . . . . . . . Sawnee, in Forsyth county . Kennesaw, in Cobb county . Stone l\Iountain, in DeKalb county Sweat Lavender, in Floyd county . Cleveland Church, in \Yhite countv Taylor's Ridge, in Chattooga county Dahlonega Agricultural College :\It. Alto, in Floyd . . Clarkesville Court House, in Habersham county Carnes :\Iountain, in Polk county . . . . . . Elevation in feet 5,046 5,039 4.797 4,7!8 4,468 4,155 4,042 3,290 3,172 2,849 3,167 2,614 2,390 2,346 2,331 2,329 2,075 1,968 1,809 1,6g6 1,693 1,68o 1,6r6 I,SS6 r,sr8 r,sos 1,478 1,296 APPENDIX INTRODUCTION BY \Y, S. YEATES, STATE GEOLOGIST Since the work of compiling the report on the Water-powers of Georgia, which forms the first part of this bulletin, was completed, a great deal of hydrographic work has been done in Georgia, by the co-operation of this Survey with the U. S. Geological Survey, mentioned in the letter of transmittal. I As indicated, in this letter, it was the intention of the State Geologist, to use the results of that work, in a second bulletin, to be published, as soon as sufficient field-data had been collected. As it has taken a much longer time to bring out this bulletin, than was at first anticipated, it is best to include, in the form of an appt;ndix to the first report, the work since accomplished in the field, bringing the subject up to date. 2 In the fall of 1895, Mr. B. M. Hall, who had been employed, by this Survey, as Special Assistant, to compile the report on the Water-powers of Georgia, embraced in the first part of this bulletin, was appointed Hydrographer for the U. S. Geological Survey, in charge of the work on the rivers of Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee, under the direction of Mr. F. H. Newell, Chief of the Hydrographic Division of the U. S. Geological Survey. Subsequently, the plan of co-operation, referred to, was agreed upon; and all work, done by the two Surveys, since Mr. Hall began, in the latter part of I 89 5, is here presented. I See page 5 2 July rst, 1897. (roJ) 104 APPENDIX During this time, Mr. Hall has been regularly assisted, in the field-work, by Messrs. Max Hall, Olin P. Hall and P. A. Dallis; while the following river-observers have been employed, at the various stations, indicated:- Observer Station River Col. S. M. Carter __________ Carter's _____ . ___ - -- Coosawattee J. H.Lowry _______________ Oakdale _________ Chattahoochee C. E. Melton ____________ West Point_ ________ _ " J. P. Mercer____ _ _________ Macon _____________ Ocmulgee S.M. Barnett ____________ Resaca ___________ Oostanaula Peter Pfeiffer ___________ S. A. L. Bridge _____ .Savannah J.A.Low _________________ Canton ___________ Etowah J. L. Cary _____________ Carey ______________ Oconee U.S. \Veather Bureau ______ Dublin __ J.A. Moore _____________ Molena_ ___________ Flint These gentlemen have been paid a small amount, as compensation for their services, except Col. Carter, who kindly consented, to act as observer at Carter's Station, without compensation; and they have made weekly reports, on daily observations, both to the U. S. Geological Survey and to the Geological Survey of Georgia. By courtesy of the U. S. Weather Bureau, observations at Dublin have been furnished, without cost to either Survey; but, as this station has been discontinued by the vVeather Bureau, further observations, here, will require the employment of an observer. The plan of co-operation has resulted in accomplishing a much greater work, for both Surveys; and it is proposed, to continue this plan, for collecting data, for our next bulletin, on this subject. It is the very liberal policy of the Director of the U. S. Geological Survey towards the State Surveys, that has made it possible, for the Geological Survey of Georgia to collect so much data, at so small an expense to the State; and further co-operation, along other lines of work, will probably be effected, in the near future. APPENDIX IO j, ME'THODS AND RESUL'TS OF RECEN'I' WORK BY B. M. HALL, HYDROGRAPHER The following is a brief statement of the methods, adopted, and' the results accomplished, in the field-work, done, since the fore- going report on the vVater-powers of Georgia was compiled : - . This appendix deals, exclusively, with the amount of water, flow- ing in the streams, and gives a safe basis, for calculation of low-water volumes, at the separate water-powers, described in the foregoing report; the same being applicable, only to the driest years, ever known in this region. The work was begun, in the Autumn of I 89 5; and it has continued, without ceasing, to the present time. Its object. has been to obtain a knowledge of the exact amount of water, flow- ing in the streams, at all seasons of the year, in order to arrive at. their value for water-power, irrigation, minl.ng, municipal supply etc. Certain convenient stations have been established on the im- portal).t rivers. At each of these stations, a gauge-rod is set, to show the fluctuations of the stream; and a gauge-reader is employed,. to observe the height of water on the gauge, every morning, at the same hour, and to make a weekiy report of the same to the H ydrog- rapher-in-charge. From time to time, the Hydrographer, or one of his field-assistants, visits the station, and makes an accurate dis- charge-measurement of the stream, noting the height of the water on the gauge, at the time the . discharge-mea.surement is m a d e .. After a large number of discharge-measurements have been made,. at different gauge-heights, a rating-table is made, from the data thus obtained, which gives the amount of water, flowing in the stream, at that station, for any gauge-height, shown on the rod. Thus, by inspection of the table of daily gauge-heights, the flow of 106 APPENDIX the stream IS shown, for every day in the year, or years, covered by observations of gauge-height. As the main object of the work, so far, has been to get the value of the streams, for water-power, special attention has been given to low-water measurements; and the rating-tables do not cover the highest stages of water. In making discharge-measurements, the velocities are taken, at all points of the section, with the latest improved electric currentmeters; and accurate cross-sections are made, from soundings, IO feet apart. The minimum low-water measurements, given here, were made in the Autumn of I 8g6, when the streams were at the lowest stage, that they have reached, for many years- a minimum stage, that they probably reach, only once or twice in a century. This will be shown by a study of the Atlanta rainfall table, from July I870 to December I 8g6, inclusive, published on page I 8 of this bulletin, giving, for 26 years, an average annual rainfall of so.g6 inches. It gives positive evidence, that the streams of this region were lower, during the year I 8g6, than at any time since I 870. There has been a continuous accumulating deficiency since I 890, which, however, did not begin to make a visible impression on the streams, until I 893, though it naturally affected the supply of ground-water, available for the following years. But, on top of this deficiency, has come a period of four years, from I 893 to I 8g6, inclusive, in which the average annual rainfall was 39 3 5 inches, distributed as follows:- Spring-- g.87; Summer-- I2.43; Autumn-- 6.24; and \Vinter -- I0.8 I. This distribution shows, that the greatest rainfall, during the period, named, has been in Summer, when the amount of water, taken up by vegetation and evaporation, was greatest. The fact, that these conditions have produced good crops, would naturally prevent most people from recognizing the years, named, as exceptionally dry ones; but it is stated, by the oldest inhabitants, that the streams and wells were lower, in the Autumn of I 8g6, than A.FF!:!-"JVj_) I X I07 they have ever seen them, since the year I84S It must, therefore, be expected, that the minimum discharges, given below, will be much smaller, than those found by Mr. C. C. Anderson, late Assist.ant State Geologist, in I 89 I and I 892, when the streams were at their average stage. I08 THE SAVANNAH BASIN SAVANNAH RIVER SEABOARD AIR LINE R. R. BRIDGE STATION, ELBERT CouNTY GEORGIA On Aug-ust 4th, I8g6, a regular station was established on THE SAVANNAH RIVER, in Elbert county, Georgia, at the SEABOARD Au LINE R. R. BRIDGE. The drainage area, or water-shed, above thi~ point, is 2,69 5 square miles. Mr. Peter Pfeiffer of Calhoun Falls S.C., the nearest railroCJ.d station, was made observer. The follow ing represents the work done at this station :- .DISCHARGE ME. ASUREMENTS No. Date 1896 I Aug. 4 2 Sept. 22 3 Oct. 3I I897 4 Jan. 20 5 Apr. 28 6 June I2 Measurement Made by. Meter Num- ber Gaugeheight in Feet Area of Section iri Square Feet Mean Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second Max Hall " " " " B. M. Hall Max Hall " " r6 2.40 2,278 I.I70 II I.77 I,488 o.g8o II 2.IO I,88g r.ogo 8 2.90 9I 3.2I II z.So 2,I73 2,8rr 2,6o6 I.935 2.290 I. 7I4 2,665 I,53I 2,054 4,204 6,446 4,469 APPENDIX 109 DAILY GAUGE -HEIGHT I PETER J. PFEIFFER, Observer I I896 I897 I I I I I I I I Aug. I Sept. Oct. Nov. I Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr. May June I 2 I 2.00 2.00 2.20 5-60 2.50 2.8o 3.00 5-40 3.8o 2.20 !.90 !.95 2.I5 5-00 2.40 5.20 2.95 6.90 5-65 2.I5 3 I r.85 !.90 2.05 4 95 2.40 4-00 2.80 5-20 430 305 4 2.40 r.8o !.95 3.00 5-I5 2-40 3.6o 2.80 475 395 4-40 5 2.30 !.95 !.90 5-65 5-00 2-35 325 2-75 I r.6o 3-85 4-IO 6 2.I5 3-85 r.85 7-I5 4-05 2-35 6.00 2.65 I3-35 3.8o 3-IO 7 I 2.IO 3-00 L90 475 350 2.30 8.55 6.80 8.I5 3-70 I 2-95 8 2.00 2.90 !.75 3-00 375 2-25 7-20 465 495 365 3-05 9 2.05 2-40 !.70 2.60 365 2-25 5.05 4-20 4-05 3-40 3-25 IO 2.Io 2.25 !.70 2-45 3.20 2-25 4-IO 4-00 4.00 3-29 3-05 II 2.05 2.20 2.00 2.30 2.85 2.20 3-85 440 4-15 3-I5 2-95 l12 2.00 13 !.95 2.30 2.I5 2.20 2.50 2.20 5-60 2.6o 2-45 2.20 2.30 5-I 5 440 5-50 775 4.10 4-00 3-08 3.00 2.80 3.00 l4 2.8o 2.IO 2-40 4-IO 2-55 3-05 4,10 7-25 3-95 3-05 2.85 IS 3-10 2.05 2.15 3.6o 3-85 2.75 4-00 6.oo 3-95 3.10 2.80 16 2-30 2.00 2.00 3-25 3-20 3.6o 4-05 5-20 385 3-15 3.00 I7 2.10 2.00 !.95 3-00 3-40 2-55 3-95 4-15 3.8o 3 IO 3-05 IS 2.05 !.95 !.90 2.90 3-10 3-35 3.8o 3-85 3-75 3 05 2-95 19 2.05 1-90 r.S5 2.65 3-00 3-10 365 3-50 3.65 3-00 2 85 20 2.00 r.S5 r.So 2-40 2.85 2.90 3-70 4.00 3-50 2-95 2.80 2I 1.90 r.So r.8o 2-25 2.8o 5-40 3-50 535 3-40 2.90 2.70 22 r.ss 1-75 !.7 5 2-35 2-75 395 335 4-40 335 2 90 2.65 23 r.So 2.50 !.75 2.30 2.65 3.6o 405 4-10 3-30 2.85 2-55 24 !.75 2-40 2.15 2.30 2.6o 3-20 3-80 4-00 3-25 2-75 2-55 25 !.75 2-35 2-05 2.30 2.55 3-10 4.00 3-90 3-25 2.70 2-45 26 2.00 2.25 2.00 2-25 2-50 3.00 3-90 365 330 2.6o 2-50 27 2-45 2.00 !.95 2.25 2-45 2-95 3-45 3-05 3-25 2-55 2-40 28 2.00 1.90 !.90 2.20 2-40 2-95 2.20 3-40 3-20 2-40 2-30 29 1.95 !.95 r.85 2-30 2.40 2.90 3-25 3-25 2-35 3-50 30 !.90 2.00 !.95 2-95 2-40 2.90 3-25 3-40 2-25 2-95 11 r.S5 2.10 2.35 2-7S 3-30 I 2.20 'In feet. 110 APPENDIX RATING-TABLE Drainage Area, 2,695 Square Miles Gheauig!j,etin Feet I. 70 I .So 1.90 2.00 2. IO Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second ' 1,480 I,580 !,700 r,85o I 2,050 Gaugeh470 958 744 775 9I 2.90 r6 2.70 1,244 I,I64 z.szo 2.320 3,065 2,703 126 APPENDIX DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS- Continued No. Date Measurement Made by Meter Number Gaugeheight in Feet Area of Mean Ve- Discharge Section locity in in Cubic in Square Feet per Feet per Feet Second Second 1897 20 May 22. 2I " 2522 " 31. 2.") " 31. 24 June 9 25 " I6. 26 " 28. B. M. Hall " " Max Hall "-- " B. M.Hall P. A. Dallis Max Hall 9I I.65 873 2-350 2,055 I4 r.so 9II 2.200 2,014 9I I.35 844 2-373 2,003 I4 I.35 844 2.283 I,927 9I 1.44 889 2.240 I,99I I4 0-94 831 I-833 I,523 70 0.57 676 L93I I,306 DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT 1 J. H. LOWRY, Observer 1895 I I I October No-vember December I . 0-75 0.50 I7 2 . I.7q 0.50 I8 3 . r.oo 0-55 I9 4 . o.6o o.6o 20 5 0-50 o.6o 2I 6 0.55 0-50 22 7 0-45 0-45 23 8 0-40 0.40 24 9 . o.6o 0-40 25 IO o.So o.6o 26 II r.oo I.30 27 I2 I-35 I. IO 28 I".J I.oo I4 0-75 IS 0-40 o.6o I.OO 29 o.65 30 o.6o 3I r6 0.40 o.6o 0.55 1 In feet. I 'l [ October No-vember December 0.35 0.30 0-25 0.30 0.20 0-25 0.20 0.30 0-25 0.20 -. o.zs 0.25 0-30 o.so o.so 0-55 o.6o 0-50 0.55 0-50 0.50 o.so o.so 0.50 0-55 o.ss 0.70 0-75 0.45 o.ss 0.50 0.40 o.so o.65 1.00 2.00 I.20 I.OO o.ss o.So 0.75 0.70 2.00 2-95 APPENDIX DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT- Continued r J. H. LOWRY, Observer r8g6 I I I I j Jan.j Fe.b., Mar.,Aprill May June July Aug.[ Sept. Oct. (Nov., Dec. I 3-20 I.7D 1.40 I-40 0.75 0.25 -0.35 0.45 -0-40 0.20 0.50 0.50 2 2.00 r.so I.35 I.70 0-75 1.40 -0-40 0.50 -o.6o O.IO o.so LID .3 I.OO I-75 1.40 2-75 0-75 1.45 -0.45 I.40 -o.6o o.os o.6s 1.30 4 I.20 2.Io 1.45 r.85 0-70 2.Io o.I5 I.7D -o.6o -0.20 I.OD 3-20 5 r.ro 2.20 1.40 1.35 o.6s r.6o 0.20 0.75 -o.6o -0.30 r.6o 2.30 6 I.OO 2.80 1.35 I.3D 3I5 I. I 5 -o.I5 0.40 -o.6o -0.35 1.40 I.3D 7 o.So 3-70 1.95 LID 1.70 o.6o 2.00 0.20 -o.6o -0.40 I.20 LIS 8 0.95 430 I.7S r.I5 L20 0.40 I2.25 o.I5 -o.ss -o.so LID I. DO 9 I.20 s.So r.ss r.os o.go 0.70 I7..70 o.IS -o.ss -o.so r.oo r.oo IO I.25 6.ss r.so r.o5 0-7S 0.70 I8.4S o.Io -o.so -o.so I.os I.OO II I.oo 430 I-75 r.o5 o.6s o.6s 47S 0.05 -o.so -o.6o I.os 0.90 I2 o.8s 3-30 I.85 I.OO o.6o o.so 32S o.os -o.55 -o.6o I.20 0.70 I".J o.8o 2.8o r.55 I.OO o.so 0.30 3-IO 0.30 -o.6o -o.s5 3-80 .6o I4 0.75. 2-9S I-35 0.90 o.so 0.20 390 Q.2S -o.6o ......:.o.ss 4-60 .65 IS 0.70 4.10 I.20 0.90 0-40 -o.os I.9S o.os -o.6o -o.55 2.60 -70 I6 o.85 2.90 1.25 0.90 0.30 o.os 3.oo O.IO -0.65 _;o.s5 LSD .6s I7 2-40 2-55 I.ID o.85 0.30 -o.o5 440 o.ro -o.6s -o.ss r.oo .65 IS 2-35 2.20 1.35 o.85 . 0.25 O.IO 2.70 o.Io -6.6S -o.55 o.8o .6s I9 2.IO 2.10 1.70 o.85 0.25 o.I5 1.75 -o.Io -'--0.65 -o.s5 o.6o .65 20 r.so r.8o r.65 o.85 0.20 0.55 r.go -0.25 -o.65 -o.55 0.50 .6s 2I I.2S r.6o !.45 0.75 o.I5 r.6o r.65 -0.30 -o.5o -o.55 0-40 .6o 22 r.8o L4S I.35 0.75 0.20 0.45 r.go -0.30 -o.I5 -o.so 0.40 55 23 6.30 r.5s 1.40 0.65 0.20 0.50 2-45 -0-30 0.40 -0.35 0-30 50 24 g.8o r.6o I-45 0.70 I.IO 0.30 2-40 -0.30 o.6o -o.o5 0-25 -50 25 99S r.so 1.40 o.6s I. 55 0.20 r.so I.OO -o.Io 0.05 0-20 45 26 5.IO 1.40 I.35 o.6s o.65 -o.Io I-30 -o.Io -0.40 O.IO . 0.20 4S 27 3S5 I.35 I.25 1.40 o.85 0-45 0.90 -0.30 -0-40 O.I5 0.20 -40 28 2.65 I.30 I.20 I. 70 o.65 -o.ro o.8o -0.30 0.20 0-25 0.20 35 29 2-30 r.5s I.25 r.I5 0-95 -0.20 o.8o -0.30 0.45 0.90 0.20 35 30 2.10 .. 3I I.8o . . r.2o o.85 0-40 -o.zs 0-50 -0.35 0.30 o.6s 0.20 30 !.20 0.35 -0.40 0.50 ... -25 1 In Feet. APPENDIX 128 1 DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT- Continued J. H. LOWRY. Observer I897 - I I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May ----- --------- June -- - Jan. Feb. Mar., Apr. I May June ------ I 0.20 3.IO 2.00 2.8o 410 r.oo I7 2.40 2.40 5451 350 I.70 o.s5 2 0.20 450 r.8o 4-IO 3.20 r.oo r8 4.00 2.ro 6.Io 2.20 r.so I.OO 3 0.20 490 4 0.30 325 5 0.40 3-70 6 0.40 4.IO r.8o 5-00 2.00 7-00 I.90 r2.8o 9.00 I7.00 2.8o LIS I9 4.60 L90 5.8o 305 I.45 I.os 2-50 L35 20 s.50 2.50 555 3-00 1.35 0-55 2.40 2.25 r.rs 2I I r.os 22 750 6.85 2.50 2.90 s.oo 430 2.8o 2.75 I.35 1.40 1.35 . 0.75 7 035 5-50 9.20 8.oo 2-IS r.oo 23 3-90 5-IO 4-50 2.70 1.40 0-55 8 0-35 s.oo 5-50 5-40 2.05 o.85 24 3-20 4-50 400 2.70 I.35 0-45 9 0.30 3.IO 445 6.oci 2.00 I.IO 25 2.00 3.6o 3-90 2.65 I.30 0.90 IO 0.30 2.40 4-05 5-00 L95 I.OO 26 1.65 2.90 335 2.60 1.20 0-55 II 0.20 340 3-60 469 I.90 I.oo 27 0.45 2.40 3-IO 2.40 I.IO 045 I2 2.20 13 0.40 I4 3.00 4-00 6.40 5-30 I2.6o 4-00 ' ro.oo 410 4-00 I.90 o.85 28 1.10 z.os 3.00 2.IO r.os 0.30 : 1.85 0-75 29 l-25 . 2.75 2.00 r.oo I.OO 4-55 . 1.90 o.6s 30 r.so . 2.70 2.20 r.os 0-75 ~-~s 3-70 I 2.6o 8.40 4-05 2.35 o.ss 3I 2.00 2.15 I.IO I6 2.8o 2.60 6.8o 4-00 r.85 -o.so 1 In inches. APPENDIX 129 RATING-TABLE .Draz'nage Area, I,s6o Square JJ1"/es Gaugeheight in feet -- . -0.55 -o.so -0.40 -0.30 -0.20 -o.ro .. o.oo o.ro 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 o.6o 0.70 o.8o 0.90 Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 744 775 821 856 895 938 985 I,035 r,o86 1,138 :t,r9r 1,245 1,300 1,356 I,4I2 1,469 Gaugeheight in Feet r.oo I.10 I.20 1.30 1.40 I. 5o r.6o I. 70 r.So I.90 2.00 2,10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.9Q Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 1,528 1,586 1,646 1,707 1,769 1,832 1,896 1,961 2,027 2,085 . 2,I55 2,227 2,301 2,377 2,455 2,535 2,6r6 2,698 2,782 2,868 Gaugeheight ln Feet Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second Gaugeheight ITI Feet 3.00 3.10 3.20 3-30 340 3-50 3.60 3-70 3.80 3-90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4-30 4-40 4-50 4.60 470 4.8o 4-90 2,956 3,044 3,133 3,223 3,315 3,410 3,508 3,6o8 3,711 3,817 3,928 4,040 4,154 4,271 4,391 4,514 4,640 4,768 4,899 5,033 I 5-00 I . . . . Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 5,170 . . . . . . . . The minimum discharge, per square mile of drainage area, is 0.48 cubic feet per second. .n..L .1. ..1.:.1.1. II ..1...../ .i A vVEsT PoiNT STATION, \NEsT POINT, GEORGIA The station at vVest Point was established July 30th, r8g6, at the iron highway bridge, though one measurement was made by Mr. C. C. Babb, of the U: S. Geological Survey, in October, I 89 5. Mr. C. E. Melton was appointed gauge-observer. The drainage area above this point is 3,JOO square miles. The following statement shows the work done at this station:- DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS No. Date Measurement 1\'lade by I895 I Oct. 22 I896 2 July 30 3 Aug. I4 4 Sept. 5 5 " 25 6 Oct. 28 I897 7 Jan. 23 8 Apr. 26 9 May 4 IO " I9 II June 5 IZ " 29 C. C. :Sabb Max Hall " " " " E. M. Hall Max Hall E. M. Hall Max Hall " " " " " " " "" 1deter Number 76 I6 r6 II 8 II II 9I II 9I I4 gr Gauge- he~:rht ln Feet Area of Mean Discharge Section Velocity in in Cubic in Square Feet per Feet per Feet Second Second I.76 2.45 I.72 I.20 I. IS I.75 6.66 3-70 4.I3 3.00 2.90 2.59 2,802 "3,249 3,077 . 2,792 2,883 4,597 3,855 4,082 3,556 3,552 3,407 o.5Io 0.748 o.5I5 0.352 0.370 o.57o 2.593 L4I3 I.526 I.OOO o.9I5 o.86r 1,404 2,430 I,594 ' r,o5o I,030 I,642 I,I92 5,448 6,230 3,557 3,253 2,934 APPKND.!X DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT 1 C. E. MELTON, Cbse7'Ver I896 II Aug.J Sept. / Oct. / Nov. / Dec. I Aug./ Sept./ Oct. / Nov. / Dec. ~ I 2. 70 390 I L30 4.IO I.20 I.70 2.00 I 4.20 I7 4.00 IS r.6o 1.55 o.85 o.So I.IO I.IO 3.00 2.60 3 450 I.IO 3.00 4 6.00 I.05 2.60 5 5-50 I.OO 2-40 6 5.00 I.OO 2.00 2.25 8.oo 9.20 7.60 3-75 3-60 3-20 I9 I.50 o.8o I. I 0 2.55 2.90 20 L45 o.So I.IO 2.40 2.80 2I 1.40 o.8o I.I5 2.25 2.70 22 1.40 330 I.IO 2.25 2.60 7 3.65 I.OO I.90 550 3.10 8 I.05 I. 50 3.10 2 ". J 3.00 I. 50 2.20 I.20 2.50 I. 75 2.20 2.20 9 2.75 I.IO I.30 345 305 3.00 2.00 I.75 2.90 2.15 IO 2.60 I.05 I.25 2.8o 3.00 2.00 I.70 I.70 I.90 2.IO II 2.20 0.95 I.25 2.00 2.90 r.So r.6o I.65 r.8o 2.IO I2 2.00 o.85 I.20 2.I5 2.80 I.75 I.40 r.6o 2.00 2.05 I3 I.85 o.85 I. I 5 6.30 2.65 r.6o 3.60 I. 50 2,00 I4 0.90 I. IS 5-00 2.50 I I5 r.6o o.go I. I5 450 300 I6 I.6o 0.85 I.I5 1 330 3.10 I. 50 1.40 4.20 r.so 1.45. I.95 r.go 1 In fr::et. I "J~ ? APPENDIX DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT- Continued C. E. MELTON, Obse1'ver I897 r Jan.[ Feb. I Mar. IApril jrvrayjJunel/ /Jan. [Feb.[ Mar. j April/May[June I I.90 3.I5 365 4-00 390 2.65 I7 405 4-60 2 1.90 4-40 3.60 4-00 400 2.70 IS 335 4-50 3 1.90 7-00 350 395 3.80 2.8o I9 330 450 4 I.95 7-40 3-50 440 375 2.85 20 5-40 435 5 2.00 7-IO 3.60 8.5o 365 2.90 2I 8.20 435 6 2.00 6.oo 4.IO I0.20 360 2-95 22 7-30 4-40 7 2.00 6.00 I0.97 II.OO 3-60 2.80 23 6.5o 485 8 I.95 5-20 930 Io.5o 3-60 2.70 24 4.80 4-60 9 I.95 5-00 7.IO 8.oo 355 2.6o 25 370 4-50 IO I-90 4-70 5-50 7.IO 3-50 2.60 26 350 4-00 II I.90 4-90 530 6.5o 3-50 2.65 27 3-20 3-90 I2 195 7.IZ 6.20 6.30 3-55 2.65 28 3-00 3-80 13 195 6.5o 10.70 6.oo 3-75 2.6o 29 3-00 I4 z.IO 6.IO I4.IO 5-80 3-60 2.50 30 2-95 . I5 z.zo 4-70 IZ.90 5-70 3-40 2-45 3I 3-20 . r6 4-00 465 II.OO . 5-50 3.20 2-40 I0.90 IO.OO 9.00 8.5o 8.30 8.Io 8.oo 8.5o 7-60 5.00 495 4-70 4-50 4-30 4.00 5-30 3.10 2.50 5-00 3.00 2.90 450 3.00 2.70 4-20 2.90 2 6o 4.20 2.85 255 4.10 2.8o 2-55 4-00 2-75 2.50 3-80 2.70 2.50 385 2.70 2.50 3-70 2.70 2.6o 3-65 2.70 2.30 3-60 2.65 2.I5 3-60 2.6s 2.00 3.80 z.6s 1.90 2.65 1 In feet. APPENDIX 133 RATING-TABLE Dminag-e A1ea, J,JOO Squa1e }Jiles Gaugeheight in Feet Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second .. I.20 I.30 1.40 I. 50 r.6o I.70 r.8o I.90 I,o6o I, I 50 1,250 I,350 I,455 I,56o r,665 I,775 Gauge- he!ght 1n Feet Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 2.00 r,89o 2.10 2,010 2.20 2,I40 2.30 2,280 2.40 2,425 2.50 2,585 2.60 2,760 2.70 2,940 2.8o 3,I25 2.90 3,310 3.00 3,505 3.10 3,725 3.20 - 3,950 3-30 4,r8_o 34 4414 3-50 4,6so 3.60 4,886 3-70 5,I22 3.80 5,358 390 5,594 Gaugeheight in Feet 4.00 4.10 4.20 430 4-40 4-50 4.60 4-70 4.80 490 5.00 5.IO 5-20 5-30 540 5-50 5.60 5-70 5.8o 5-90 Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second Gauge- height in Feet 5,830 6,o66 6,302 6,538 6,774 7,0IO 7,246 7,482 7,718 7,954 8,190 8,426 8,762 8,998 9,234 9,470 9,706 9,942 10,178 10,314 I 6.00 6.10 6.20 6.30 6.40 6.50 6.60 6.70 6.8o 6.90 7.00 7.IO 7-20 7.30 740 7-50 7.6o 770 7.8o 7-90 Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 10,550 10,786 I 1,022 II,258 I 1,494 11,730 I 1,966 12,202 12,438 12,674 r2,910 I3,I46 13,382 13,618 13,854 14,090 14,326 I4,562 14,798 I5,034 134 APPENDIX SHALLOW FoRD, NEAR GAINESVILLE, HALL CouNTY, GEORGIA Two measurements have been made at Shallow Ford, on the Chattahoochee river, four miles from Gainesville, as follows:- DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS No. Date r8g6 I Mar. 26 2 Sept. 2 Measurement Ivlade by B. M. Hall " " Meter Num- ber Gaugeheight in Feet Area of Section in Square Feet Mean Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 8 I 1.20 362 I 8 0.40 182 2.016 730 r.gso I 356 On the tributaries of the Chattahoochee river, the following discharge measurements have been made : - CHESTATEE RIVER LEATHERs' FoRD, GEORGI.i-i. DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT No. Date Measurement Made by Meter Num- ber Gaugeheig.ht in Feet Area of Section in Square Feet Mean Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second I 1 Sre8pgt.62 1 B. ::vi. Hall I I I 8 o.So I02 I I I.372 , 140 APPENDIX 135 PEACHTREE CREEK PEACHTREE RoAD BRIDGE, NEAR ATLANTA, GEORGIA DISCHARGE :iYIEASUREMENTS No. Date I 1897 I JYiay 24 2 June 30 Measurement Made by B. M. Hall " " Meter Num- ber Gaugeheight in Feet Area of Section in Sauare !<'eet Mean Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 9I 0.20 359 I.560 56 I4 o.oo 355 LI35 40 SvVEETWATER CREEK STRICKLAND BRIDGE, NEAR AUSTELL, GEORGIA DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS No. Date Measurement Made by lVI eter Number Gaugeheight in Feet Area of Mean Section . Velocity in in Square Feet per Feet Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second. r8g6 I Sept. 4 B. M. Hall 8 1897 2 June I2 " " 91 I20 0-450 545 138 0.666 92.0 The Southern Railway System, the vVestern & Atlantic Railroad, the Atlanta & \tVest Point Railroad and the vVestern Railway of Alabama give easy access to the many fine water-po~vers of the Apalachicola Basin. The Central Railroad, the Macon & Birmingham Railroad and the Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus Railroad, also, come near a few of these water-powers. APPENDIX MOBILE BASIN ETOWAH RIVER CANTON STATION, CANTON, GEORGIA The station at Canton, Cherokee county, was established, as a Geological Survey Station, September gth, r8g6, using the Weather Bureau gauge-rod. It is located at the Cherokee Countyiron highway bridge, near the railroad depot, in Canton, with .Mr. James A. Low, as gauge-observer. The drainage area above this point, is 573 square miles. There is a long record of gauge-heights, for previous years, in the Weather Bureau office. The following is a statement of work done by this Survey: - DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS I No. Date Measurement Made by Meter Num- ber Ga~ge- he:ght ln Feet Area of Section in Square Feet Mean Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second I r896 I April 29 B. M. Hall 8 0.05 459 2.280 590 2 July 7 " " s 0.59 536 r.607 862 3 Sept. 9 4 Oct. 28 5 " 28 6 Nov. 27 " " " " " " " " 8 -o.65 390 o.56o 218 s 0-45 523 1.400 733 8 2.25 7I5 3250 2,327 8 -o.o5 453 0-991 449 r897 7 March I7 " " 91 2.60 754 3320. 2,656 8 May 5 Max Hall II 0.75 54 I 2-336 1,264 9 June 16 " " II I.27 61o 2.675 1,632 APPENDIX 137 DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT I J, A. Low, Obsen1e?'. 1896 I Sept. I Oct. I 0.00 2 . -0.20 ,., .J -0.30 4 -0.30 ; 5 -0-40 6 . - 0-40 7 -o.so 8 -o.so 9. -o.65 -o.so ro -o.6o -0.30 II -o.6o I2 -o.6s I3 -0.70 I4 -0.75 IS -o.6o r6 -o.ss -0.30 -~40 -0.20 -0.30 -0-40 -0.40 I Nov. 0.00 - O,IO -o.ro 0.00 2.8o o.8o o.6o o.6o 0.40 0.40 0-40 0.90 3.60 I.OO 0.70 0.70 I Dec. r.oo I.OO o.6o 0.30 0.30 0.20 o.ro O.IO o.ro O.IO O.IO 0.00 0.00 o.oo 0,20 0.40 II I j Sept. Oct. I7 - o.6s -0.40 r8 -o.75 -0.40 I9 --o--0.75 -0.40 20 -0.75 -o.so 2I -0.75 -o.so 22 -o.6o -o.so 2'".J' -O.IO 24 -0.30 25 -0.40 26 -o.6o -o.so o.oo -O.IO -O.IO 27 -o.6o -o.ro 28 -o.6o o.oo 29 -o.6o. I.IO 30 -0.70 r.oo 3I 0.00 I Nov. j Dec. 0-40 0.20 0.00 o.oo o.oo 0.00 o.oo o.oo o.oo o.oo 0.00 0.00 0.00 I.OO . 0.20 0.00 0. 00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 o.oo o.oo 0.00 -O.IO -o.ro -O.IO -O.IO I In feet. ljO DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT-Contnued 1 J. A. Low, Observer .I 1897 I I I I I Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr.IMayiJunell Jan. Feb. IMar. j Apr.J May/Ju!lel I -O.IO o.6o o.So r.6o 2.00 O.IO I7 0.50 0.70 2.60 r.So 0-40 I.OO 2 -O.IO 2.20 o.6o 2.00 r.So O.IO r8 2,00 o.6o 2.40 1.40 0-40 o.So 3 -o.ro I.OO o.6o 2.00 r.So 0.70 I9 r.6o o.6o 2.00 1.40 0.40 o.6o I 4 -O.IO o.So o.6o 2.60 r.6o o.so 20 3.6o o.6o 2.80 1.20 0-40 0.40 5 -o.ro o.8o o.6o II.20 0.70 0.50 21 3.00 o.So 2.00 1,20 0.30 0.40 6 -o.ro 0.90 3.6o 5.00 0.70 0.50 22 2.00 o.So I.OO I.OO 0.30 0.30 7 -0.10 o.So 4.00 3.00 0.70 0.40 -?J"' r.oo r.6o r.So r.oo 0.20 O.jO 8 -o.ro o.So 2.00 2.00 o.6o 0.40 24 o.8o I.OO r.8o I.OO- O.IO 0.30 9 -O.IO o.8o r.8o 3,00 o.6o 0.30 25 0.70 I.OO r. 6o r.oo O.IO 0.30 IO -O.IO o.So r.8o 2.60 0.50 o.3o I 26 0.70 o.8o r.6o o.8o O.IO 0.20: II -O.IO o.So r.So 2.40 0.50 0.20 27 0.70 o.So 1.40 o.8o 0 IO O.IO I2 -O.IO o.So 2.80 2.20 0.50 O.IO 28 o.6o o.So 1.20 o.So O.IO o.ro. . 13 -O.IO o.So 7.20 2.00 0.50 O.IO 29 o.6o I.20 I.OO O.IO o.ro I 14 2.20 I.OO 6.8o 2.00 0.40 O.IO 30 o.6o I.20 r.oo O.IO o. IO I5 r.So o.So 4.00 2,00 0.40 0.00 3I o.6o I.20 . O.IO r6 0.90 o.So 3.6o r.So 0.40 3.00 ; 1 In feet. APPENDIX 139 RATING-TABLE D1aina.rze Ana, 573 Squan iJ:!iles Gauge-height in Feet Discharge in Cubic Fee:t per Second Gauo-e-heio-ht ' irfFeet"' Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second Gauge-height in Feet Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second ' -0.75 -0.70 -o.6o -o.5o -0-40 -0.30 -D.20 -D.IO D.OO D.ro D.20 D.30 D-40 D. 50 D.6o D.70 o.So 0.90 200 2IO 240 270 "320 360 4ID 47D SID 565 625 68D 75D SID 87D 95D I,025 I I,I ID r.oo I.IO I.20 I.30 1.40 r.5o r.6o 1.70 r.So L90 2.00 2.ro 2.20 2.30 2-40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.8o 2.90 I,I8o r,25o 1,340 IJ430 I,52o I,6IO I,700 I,790 I,88o I,970 2,060 2,r6o 2,260 2,370 2,480 2,590 2,700 2,830 2,960 3,100 3.00 3,225 .. ' . . . . .. . The mm1mum discharge, per square mile of drainage area, 1s o. 3S cubic fee~ per second. 140 APPENDLY The other discharge measurements, that have been made, on the Etowah river, are as follows: - LADD's, EAsT & \V:EsT R. R., NEAR CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA DISCHARGE NIEASUREMENT No. Date I896 r I Aug. 22 1 Measurement Made by Max Hall Meter Num- ber Gaugeheight in Feet Area of Section in Square Feet l'IIean Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second I I l r I6 0-90 3I7 1.40 r I 444 ROME, I GEORGIA DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS No. Date - -! I8g6 I . Sept. 24 I897 2 May I Measurement Made by Max Hall " " 1 znd Avenue Bridge. Ir Meter Nbuemr - Gauge- he~ght ln Feet 8 o.so II z.go Area of Section in Square Feet Mean Velocity in Feet per Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 609 I,oss I,370 2,468 834 2,604 APPENDIX 141 OOSTANAULA RIVER REsAcA STATION, GoRDo"N CouNTY, GEORGIA This station was established, as a Geological Survey Station, on July 27th, r8g6, using the vVeather Bureau gauge-rod. It 1s located at the vVestern & Atlaptic Railroad bridge at Resaca; and Mr. S. M. Barnett, has been the observer, since the station was established. The drainage area, abov:e this point, is 1,527 square miles. There is a long record of gauge-heights, for previous years, in the vVeather Bureau office. The following is a statement of work done by this Survey at the station:- DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS I(?-ainag-e Area, I ,s27 Square jyfiles No. Date Measurement .Made by Meter Num- ber Gaugeheight in Feet Area of Mean Section in Velocity in Square Feet per Feet Second Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 1896 I July 27 Max Hall r6 2.90 919 2 Aug. 19 " " r6 L47 700 -. .) Oct. I3 I897 4 May 25 " " Olin P. Hall II I.70 I6 348 5 " 29 6 June 23 " " r6 3.26 " " I r6 2-44 724 1,070 998 865 1.230 0-700 0.830 1.435 1.392 I.I24 I,I33 492 6or 1,535 1,389 972 142 APP.E,N.DIX DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT I S. M. BARNETT, Obse1ver I896 I I II Aug., Sept.j Oct. Nov.J Dec. I I Aug.j Sept.! I Oct. Nov. Dec. I 2.IO 1.20 6.)0 I.)O 9.25 [ I7 2 2.30 I.2j 370 1.40 6.70 r8 3 2.65 !.20 2.05 1.40 465 I9 4 2.40 I.2) r.6) I.35 3-90 20 5 2.1) I. I) r.so I.90 350 21 6 2.00 I.)) 1.40 3I5 3.20 22 7 I.90 !.30 1.30 2.IO 3.00 23 8 r.So I.IO !.30 2.00 2.90 24 9 I.7) I.IO 1.30 2.IO 3.00 25 IO I.7.S I. OS 1.20 r.ss 3.50 26 II r.65 I.OO I.20 I.70 3-30 27 12 r.6s I.OO 1.20 3.00 3.IO /28 I3 I.75 r.5o r.5s 13.65 2.90 29 14 r.6o I.25 r.65 I I.35 2.80 30 IS I6 r.6o I.IO I.)O I L IO 4.20 3I I I.70 I.O) 1.45 4.25 390 I. 70 I.70 I.)O I.3) 1.30 1.2) 1.20 r.5o 3.20 2.8o I.95 I.70 r.so I.40 !.30 I.OO I.OO 0.95 0.90 0.90 o.85 1.95 I. 55 I.25 1.20 I. IO I.IO I.70 8.35 I.35 1.30 1.20 I. I 5 I.I5 I.20 !.20 I.35 1.90 r.6o r.so 1.40 r.6o I.95 r.ss 3-30 3.00 2.70 2.60 2.)0 2.35 2-40 2.3) 2.2) 2.20 2.ro 2.rs 3.80 8.70 330 3.00 3.00 2.90 2.8o 2.6o 2-55 2.55 2.40 2-30 2.2) 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.20 I Iu feet. A.PPEJ'lDIX 143 DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT- Continued I S. M. BARNETT, Obse7'Ve7' I897 II I Jan. j Feb.,Mar.J Apr.l May j June I l J Jan.j Feb. j Mar.j Apr. May June I 2.20 3.80 4.60 7-30 S-40 4-2S 2 2.20 I3.90 4-40 II.30 s.os 3-50 3 2.20 I4.00 4.20 I2.30 4.60 3-50 4 2.20 13.28 4-30 I2.so 4-40 3-65 s 3.00 8.70 5-90 I8.so . 4-25 3-3S 6 3.05 6.20 ro.5o 20.30 4.ID 3-IS 7 2.75 7-30 I8.oo I9.6o 4.00 3.00 8 2.so 7-60 r8.8o r6.3o 39S 2.90 9 2-40 7.00 19.00 IO.IO 3.85. 3.00 IO 2.30 6.00 r6.2o 10.40 385 3-I5 II 2.2S s.8o ID.70 8.60 3-95 2.90 I2 2.25 8.60 r6.so 7.6o 4-90 2.7 5 I3 2.2S 9.8o 2I. 70 . 6.80 545 2.70 . I4 5-4S 7-70 21.70 . 6.40 8.45 2.60 IS 7-SD 6.40 24.60 6.80 8.7s 2.S5 r6 s.ro S-70 26.oo 8.20 S-70 2.60 I7 4 IO S-40 2S-30 7-00 470 2.70 r8 5-40 4-70 23.80 6.20 440 2.go Ig s.20 4-SO 2I.30 s.8o 4.IO 2-75 20 4-40 4-SO I8.9o 5-50 39S 2.6o 2I 9.6o 5.00 I8.2o 5-30. 3-85 2.6o 22 8.70 4.6o I8.4o 5-IO 3.80 2.45 23 6.ro II.40 II7 .so 490 3-75 2.35 24 5-00 I2.00 I12.70 4-80 3.60 2-35 25 440 ro.6o 8.40 4-80 3-50 2.4.5 26 4.00 6.70 7.60 4-70 3-3S 2.4S I 27 3-70 5.70 6.70 4-70 3-30 2.30 28 3-40 s.ro 6.60 4.6o 3-25 2.2S. 29 2.70 . 6.oo 440 3-25 3-SD 30 2.IO 6.00 4-30 3 IS 2.90 3I 350 6.00 3-50 I In feet. 144 APPENDiX RATING-TABLE Drainage Area, I,527 Square lY.Iiles Gaugeheight in Feet Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second o.85 345 o.go 355 I.OO 375 I.IO 400 I.20 427 I.30 454 1.40 485 r.5o 525 r.6o 565 Gaugeheight in Feet I.70 r.8o I.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50 0 Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second Gaugeheight in Feet 6or 2.6o 640 2.70 675 2.8o 715 2.90 760 3.00 802 3.10 85o I 3.20 898 330 948 340 Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second Gaugeheight in Feet 1 Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second 995 r,o5o I,I05 I,I62 1,225 1,287 1,350 I,4I4 1,480 I 3.50 3.60 3-70 3.8o 390 4.00 1,547 I,6I5 I,684 1,755 I,827 1,900 The minimum discharge, per square mile of drainage area, IS 0.226 cubic feet per second. As there is a 'Neather Bureau gauge on the Oostanaula river, at Rome, with a long record of gauge-heights, it has been thought advisable, to make a series of discharge measurements at Rome. But, as the gauge-height, at this point, is not entirely governed by . the amount of water, flowing in the stream, being perceptibly affected, by the condition of the Etowah river, which unites with the Oostanaula a short distance below, the following discharge measurement cannot be used to make a rating-table:-. APPENDIX 145 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS No. Date Measurement Made by Meter Number -- I8g6 I Sept. 24 Max Hall (at sth Ave. bridge) 2 Oct. I 5 Max Hall ., J I897 (atsth Ave. bridge)/ May 7 Max Hall (atsth Ave. bridge) 4 Oct. IS Max Hall (atznd Ave. bridge) 8 ' II II II Gaugeheight in Feet Area of Mean Discharge Section Velocity in in Cubic in Square Feet per Feet per Feet Second Second 0.20 0.35 2.75 0.35 726 74I 1,170 766 O.SI7 375 o.no 572 I.753 2,042 I 0.770 59 I APPENDIX COOSAvVATTEE RIVER CARTER's STATION, CARTER's, MuRRAY CouNTY, GEORGIA This station was establislied August I sth, I 896. It is at the head of navigation; and it has large water-powers immediately above it. Col. S. M. Carter is the observer. The drainage area, above this point, is 532 square miles. The following is a statement of the work done at station:- DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS No. Date t8g6 I Aug. IS 2 " I7 ",J Oct. IO I897 4 May 22 5 " 24 6 " 26 7 " 28 8 June I 9 " IS IO " 28 Measurement Made by Max Hall " " " " " " " " Olin Hall " " "" " " " " " Meter Number Gauge- he~ght 1n Feet Area of Mean Section in Velocity in Square Feet per Feet Second Discharge i.n Cubic Feet per Second I6 o.go 244 I6 o.gs 240 ' II o.ss I97 I6 2.IO 379 I6 I.95 369 I6 r.88 352 r6 I.85 346 r6 r.go 358 r6 r.so 312 r6 I.33 290 I.3IO 320 I.320 3I9 r.rso 228 2.I5o Srs 2.089 1 77I 2.020 2.017 7I2 I 6g8 2.020 723 I.745 544 I.634 474 APPENDIX I47 DAILY GAUGE-HEIGHT I CoL. S. M. CARTER, Observer r896 II I897 I I I II I I I I I j Aug.j Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. .Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June I 0.75 I.25 o.8o 2.50 I.30 I,40 r.o5 4-05 4.00 I.90 2 0-75 I.IO o.85 2.25 I.25 4-00 I.95 4-IO 325 I.90 3 0-75 I.OO I.OO 2.00 I.25 3.00 r.85 5.00 375 I.90 4 0.70 0.95 r.os 2.00 I.25 2.I5 r.85 9.oo 2.50 2.20 5 0.70 0.95 3.IO I.90 1.20 2-40 r.8o I5.00 2.40 2.00 6 0.65 0.90 I.25 r.So 1.20 2.40 9.00 450 2.35 L90 7 o.65 o.8o I.OO r.So 1.20 2.50 5.IO 4.00 2.30 r.8o 8 o.6o 0.70 r.oo I.75 1.20 2-55 4.00 3-50 2.20 r.8o 9 o.6o o.6o 0.90 r.65 I. IS 2.55 350 3-50 2.I5 L70 IO o.65 0.50 0.90 r.6o I. I5 2.50 350 550 2.20 r.6o II . 0.70 0.50 6.os r.5o r.I5 2-50 3.60 5.00 2.50 r.6o I2 0.65 o.8o 3-50 1.40 I.20 2.70 19.30 450 2.50 r.6o I3 o.6o 0.90 2.6o 1.40 4.15 2-50 rr.5o 430 2.50 r.5o q 0.55 o.8o I.40 I.35 2.20 2.50 I r.25 4.00 2.50 r.5o I5 0.90 0.55 0.75 I.OO 2.50 2.IO 2.Io Io.oo 3.50 2.40 r.5o I6 0.90 0.55 0.70 0.90 2.50 2.I5 2.IO 8.oo 4-50 2.30 2.70 I7 0.95 0.50 0.65 0.95 2-35 2.20 2.05 5-50 3-50 2.30 r.So I8 0.90 0.50 o.65 0.90 2.20 2.00 2.00 5.00 330 2.30 r.6o I9 o.85 0.45 o.6o 0.90 2.05 2.00 2.00 6.oo 3-25 2.20 r.5o 20 o.8o 0.50 0.55 0.90 2.00 2.15 2.00 6.00 3-20 2.20 r.5o 2I o.8o 0.50 0-55 o.85 r.s5 4-IO 2.05 5.IO 3.10 2.IO r.5o 22 o.8o 0.55 o.6o o.85 r.S5 2.I5 2.IO 5-00 3-00 2.IO 1.40 23 0.75 0.65 o.So o.85 r.8o 2.IO 7-00 4-80 3-95 2.00 1.40 24 0.95 0.75 I.30 0.90 1.70 2.00 3-50 4-50 395 2.00 I.5o 25 0-95 0.65 0.95 I.OO r.6o 2,00 2.50 4-00 390 I.90 I.40 26 0.95 o.6o o.6o I.oo r.so I.90 2.40 3-75 3-80 I.90 1.40 27 0.90 o.6o o.6o 0.95 I. 50 I-70 2-30 3-50 3-70 r.8o 1.40 28 0.90 0.55 0.70 I.25 I.45 r.5o 2.20 3-35 365 I.So I.40 29 o.85 r.6o I.25 I.25 1.40 1.40 3-25 3.6o r.8o 2.50 30 oJ:\5 I-40 0.90 350 I.40 I.30 3I o.So o.So I.35 I.20 3.10 350 2.50 r.5o 300 2,00 I In feet. APPEJVDIX RATING-TABLE Dminage Ana, 532 Square .!Ji!iles Gauge- Discharge Gauge- Discharge Gauge- Discharge Gaurre- Discharge Gauge- Discharge height in Cubic height in Cubic height in Cubic height in Cubic height in Cubic in Feet per in Feet per in Feet per in Feet per in Feet per Feet Second Feet Second Feet Second Feet Second Feet Second I 0-45 I 202 0.90 337 I.40 504 I.90 723 2.40 9'"/.")' 0 so 215 I.OO 338 r.so 544 2.00 77I 2.50 1,026 o.6o 242 I. I 0 400 r.6o 585 2.10 820 0.70 269 I.20 4'".)''".)' !.70 628 2.20 870 o.So 296 I.30 468 r.8o 675 2.30 921 The m1mmum discharge, per square mile of drainage area, 1s 0.3 8 cubic feet per second. In order to establish the value of the water-powers on the Coosawattee river, above the mouth of Talking Rock creek, a large tributary, which enters the river, about a half mile above Carter's Station, the following measurements have been made on this creek, at its mouth, the gauge-heights, referred to, being those on the river, at Carter's) at the times the measurements were made. The .drainage area of Talking Rock creek is 150 square miles. DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS No. Date Measurement Made by I896 I Oct. ro I897 2 May 24 3 Jnne 28 Max Hall " " Olin P. Hall 1 At Carter's Station. Meter Num- ber River Ga~1ge- he1ght in Feet 1 Area of Section in Square Feet Mean Discharge Velocity in in Cubic Feet per Feet per Second Second II o.ss r6 I. 95 I6 I.33 I 28 I.250 35 75 I.565 II7 45 I.253 56 I APPENDIX I49 A discharge measurement was also made on Salacoa creek, near its mouth, at Nesbitt's bridge, in Gordon county, on ]une 2 3d, I 8g6, when the gauge at Carter's .stood at I .40 feet, and the gauge at Resaca, at 2. 3 5 feet.' Measurement made by Olin P. Hall; meter number,_ I6; area of section, 84 square feet; mean velocity, 0.40 feet per second; discharge, 34 cubic feet per second. This completes the statement of the work, clone on the Mobile Basin, in Georgia. Very extensive measurements have been made on this basin, in .Alabama, on the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, whose head-waters come from Georgia. The railroads, that give access to the water-powers of the Mobile Basin, in Georgia, are the Atlanta; Knoxville & Northern, the vVest- ern & Atlantic, The Southern, The Chattanooga, Rome & Colum.bus, and The East & vVest. APPENDL'{ TENNESSEE BASIN There is a regular station of the U. S. Geological Survey at Mur- phy, N. C., on the Hiawassee river; and discharge measurements have been made on the same river, at Reliance, Tennessee. A great part of this water comes from Georgia; and the measurements will be useful, in the future, for furnishing a water-shed formula, to apply to Georgia streams of the water-shed. These rapid mountain streams in Georgia, which furnish a great part of the waters of the Hiawassee and Ocoee rivers, will be measured, at low-water, during the coming autumn, by this Survey. The only measurement made, so far, on these streams, is at Mineral Bluff, on the Ocoee river (also called the Toccoa river). This measurement was made at extreme low water by the writer, on October I sth, I 896, with meter No. 8. Area of cross-section, 3 32 square feet; mean velocity, 0-443 feet per second; discharge, I48 cubic feet per second. The Georgia water-powers of the Tennessee Basin are mainly in Fannin, Union and Towns counties, and are rea~hed by the Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railroad. INDEX A Carter's Station ...............................................146 ------,Daily Gauge-heights ..............q7 Advisory Board............................................... 3 , DischargeMeasurements ......146 Alcovy River .................................................. 16 , Rating-table ...........................148 Almon, Newton County ................................... 122. Cary, J. L., ..............................................104, nz Altamaha Basin ..:.................................14, 41, rrz Cedar Shoals ................................................... Sz - - - - - - , Important Streams .............. 4I Central of Georgia R'y ...... 83, 84, 9.:J-, 95, 96, 97, 98 ---~___,,.-----, Utilized .Power ..................... 47 12--1-, 135 ------,\Vater Powers ....................... 44 Chattahoochee River .....................q, rS, 16, So, 125 Altamaha River ............................................... IS , Cross-sections ...... 64, 65, 68 Anthony's Falls .............................................. 16 , Flow at Colum b)ls ........ 68 Apalachicola Basin ................................r4. z8, 123 , ---Roswell .Bridge. 64 --------,Important Streams .......... 28 , ---West Point ...... 66 - - - - - - - - , Utilized Power ................ 37 , Fluctuation Tables.6s, 67, 69 --------,Water Powers .................. 32 Chattahoochee Water-shed ...'........................... I7 AppendL"t .........................................................ro3 Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus R. R. ....135, 149 Atlanta & Florida R. R ................................... 83 Chestatee River ................................................134 Atlanta & West Point R. R ........................._....135 Cochran Shoal .................................................. 8r Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern R. R.:....... r49, rSo Columbus Southern R. R ................................ 86 Atlanta Rainfall ...........................................17, 18 Commonwealth of Georgia, Henderson's ........ 19 Augusta ....................-.......................................110 Coosa River ..................................................... 14 Coosawattee River" ........................................r6, 146 B Cotton States and International Exposition ..... 13 .Barnes Shoals .................................................. Sr D .Barnett, S. M., ..........................................104, 14I Dallis, P. A., ....................................................104 Barnett's Shoal ............................................... 82 Barrow, D. C., ................................................. I9 Bass, W. T., ...................................................117 D D D eavnii1e,1ssR, MaBciell-.c.o..u..r.s..e....................-................................................................ . . 81 8r Big Potato Creek -------, .C..r.o..s..s.-..s.e..c..t.i.o..n............................................... 74 74 rain age DrippinSg R aocsmk sSh..o..a.1................................................................................. 814r Dub1in tahon .................................................114 - - - - - - - , Flow at Nelson's Mill ......... 74 - - - - - - , Daily Gauge-heights ...............ns - - - - - - - , Fluctuation Table ............... 75 - - - - - - , Discharge Meas'.lrements ......n4 Brunswick & Western R. R ................84, 85, go, 91 Bull Sluice Shoal .............................................. So E c East and West R. R .........................................149 East Georgia & Florida R. R ......................... 91 Canton Station ............................................... 136 East Tennessee, Va. & Georgia R. R ...83, 86, 87, 88 ------,Daily Gauge-heights ........137, 138 Elevations ....................................................... rg1 ------,Discharge Measurements ...... 136 - - - - on Railroad Lines ...................... 83, 86 - - - - - - , Rating-table ...........................139 Etowah River ....................................... 16, 136, r~.o Carden Shoal .................................................. 8r Carey Station ...................................................II2 F ------,Daily Gauge-heights .................II3 Flat Shoals ...................................................... Sr - - - - - , Discharge Measurements ..........nz Flint River ...........................................14, 70, 123 ------,Rating-table .............................. II4 - - - - - , Cross-sections ...........................70, 72 Carlton Station ................................................ III - - - - - , Flow at Ivi. and B. R. R. Bridge...... 72 ------,Discharge Measurements ...... III - - - - - , - - - - Sullivan's Mill .............. 70 Carter, S.M., .............................................ro4, 146 - - - - - , Fluctuation Tables ....................71, 73 G Georgia Factory Shoal .................................... 82 - - - Midland & Gul R. R. ......................83, 86 - - - Pacific R. R ..............................83, 88, 8g - - - Railroad ................................ III, u6, 122 Southern & Florida R. R .......83, 85, 93, 94 Molena ............................................................. I23 ---,Discharge Measurements ..................123 Moore,}. A., ............................................104, 123 N Newell, F. H., ................................................. 103 Newton Facto ry .................................- ............. 82 H 0 Hall, Max, .......................................................104 Oakdale Station ...............................................125 - - , Olin P., .................................................104 -, Daily Gauge-heights.126, 127, 128 Hand-book of Georgia, Janes's, ........................ 19 -,Discharge Measurements.125, 126 Harper Shoals .................................................. 8r -, Rating-table ...........................129 Hiawassee River .............................................rso Ocklockonee Basin ........................................... IS High Falls of the Towaliga ............................. 82 ..;____, Utilized Power ................. 58 High Shoals .................................................... 8z Ocmulgee River ...............................14, 16, 76, 117 Holton ............................................................. 82 -, Cross-sections .................. 76, 78 Hurricane Shoals ............................................. 82 -,Flow at Juliette .................. 78 I -. - - - Macon .................... 76 -, Fluctuation Tables ...........77, 79 Increase in Value of water-powers, Recent, .... 9 Ocmulgee Water-shed ..................................... r6 Indian Fishery ................................................ 82 Ocoee River ......................................................rso Introduction . ............................ ........................ 7 Oconee~. ........... ........................... 14, r6, 112 Island Ford Shoal .. ...... ...... ............ ...... ........... So Ogeechee Basin ........................................... IS, 52 K -,Utilized Power ................ :..... 53 K.ey's Ferry ......................................................Sr Ogeechee River .............................................. IS Oostanaula River .............................................141 L p Ladd's, East & West R. R ............:.................. I40 Lamar's Ivlill ................................................... 8r Leathers' Ford ...................................~ ...........134 ------,Discharge Measurements ......134 Letter of Transmittal .............. ...... ............ ...... 5 Little, Dr. George,........................................... 8 Locke, C. A., .................................................... 19 Low, J. A.................................................. ro4, 136 Lowry, J. B.. , ....;........................................ ro4, 125 Lowwater Measurements, Discussion on, .......ro6 Peachtree Creek ...............................................I35 -Road Bridge ........................... I35 ------; Discharge Meas- urements .......................................................!35 Pittman Ferry ................................................ 8r Pfeiff.er, Peter, ............................................Io4, Io8 Porter Dale M1' lls ............................................. 82 Porter Mills ................................................. 62, 63 Sheals ............................................. So Power, S. P., Jr., .............................................III M Price's Shoal ................................................... 82 McElroy's !Ifill ................................................. 82 Princeton Factory .......................................... 82 Macon & Birmingham R. R. ............................ I35 R s - - - - - - - - - - - Bridge Station ......173 Macon & Dublin R. R. ..........................98, 99, roo --- Station ..................................................rr7 - - - - - - , Daily Gauge-heights.. n8, II9, 120 - - - - - - , Discharge Measurements ......rr7 ------,Rating-table ........................... 121 Melton, C. E., ........................................... ro4, 130 Mercer, J.P., ............................................. ro4, II7 Methods and Results of Recent Work ............ res Milledgeville ....................................................116 -----,Discharge Measurements ........... nil' Mineral Bluff ................................................... 15o -----,Discharge Measurements ......... rso Redding, R. ]., ............................................... r8 Resaca Station .................................................141 ., Daily Gauge-heights .......142, 143 ,Discharge Measurements .......141 , Rating-table ...........................144 Reynolds' .........................................................124 , Discharge Measurements ...............124 Rogers' Shoal ................................................... Sr Rome .........................................................140, 144 --,Discharge Measurements ................140, T45 Roswell ..................:......................................... So ---Bridge ............................................ 64, 65 Mobile Basin .............................................14, 136 - - - - - - , Important Streams .................... 20 Salacoa Creek .................................................. 149 ------,Utilized Power ..................... 26 , Discharge :::VIeasurement .........149 - - - - - , vVater-powers ............................ 22 Satilla and St. Mary's Basin ............................. rS INDEX Savannah Basin ............................................15, 54 T -------,Importan-t Streams ............. 54 -------,Utilized Power .................... 57 Talking Rock Creek ........................................148 , Water-powers ....................... 56 --------,Discharge Measurements.q8 Savannah, Florida & Western R. R .......83, Sg, go Tallapoosa River .............................................. 14 Savannah River ..........................................16, roS Tallassee Bridge Shoal .................................... 82 Seaboard Air Line ..................................... I II, n6 Tallulah Falls .................................................. 16 - - - - - - - R. R. Bridge Station .........ro8 Tennessee Basin ........................................20, 15o ---------------, Daily Gauge-heights .............. 109 - - - - - - - - , Important Streams ................ 20 Toccoa River ..................................................r5o Towaliga ......................... .......:.... ..................... 16 u ------------------------, Discharge Measurements ... 1o8 Turn bling Shoals ............................................. 82 ------------------------, Rat- . ing-table ....................... IIo U. S Census Reports ....................................8, 19 Shallow Ford .................................................. 134 ---- Coast and Geodetic Survey ,........83, 84, ror -----,Discharge Measurements . ;....... I34 ---- Geological Survey ................8, ro3, ro4, J so Smith's Ferry ........................ .".......................... 8r --weather Bureau ...............8, 17, 18, ro4, n5, Snapping Shoals .............................................. 82 Snipes Shoals ................................................... 8r V Soquee River ................................................... 62 Vickery's Creek .............................................. 8o - - - - - , Cross-section ....... ... .................. 62 ------,"Flow at Porter Mills ................. 62 w - - - - - - - , Fluctuation Table ..................... 63 Western & Atlantic R R. ............ 92, 135, 141, 149 South River ...................................................... r6 - - - - - Fall Line .................... ................ ...... IS Southern Fall Line .......................................... IS ----Railway of Alabama ..........................135 Southern Railway Systern..rrr. 122, 123, 125, 135, 149 West Point ..................................................66, 67 Southwestern R. R ........................................... 84 ------Station ...........................................130 Streams ...............................................:............ 19 -...,.--------, Daily Gauge-heights ..r3r, 132 -----, Flow of, ....... ................... ...... ............ 59 ----------,Discharge Measurements .. 13o Strickland Bridge, near Austell .......................135 - - - - - - - , Rating-table .....................133 ----------------, Discharge White and Garner Shoals ............................... 82 Measurement.. 135 Suwannee Basin ....................'......... ...... ...... ...... rs - - - - - - - , Utilized Power ....................... 58 Wright, Maj. S. B., .......................................... r8 y Suwannee River ............................................... IS Yellow Jacket Shoals ...................................... 8r Sweetwater Creek ............................................135 - - - River .............................................. 16, 122