REPORT OF THE RAIN GAUGES. 
At Slattocks, 
At Moss Lock, 
At Whiteholme 
Reservoir, 
At Toll Bar, 
r.. 
Blackstone tiga, “ap 
Sowerby Bridge, 
” 
about 46 inches per annum. 
44 
54 and at 
37 inches per annum. 
199 
In like manner the real fall in any particular 
year may be pretty nearly arrived at. 
On the Peak Forest canal, at Marple Top 
Lock, and at Comb’s Reservoir, the returns for 
1844, from the old and new gauges are as follow : 
ges 
Marple, Be 2 gees 
531 a aye the 8 5 3 2 Z g 3 
a eco 
B78 
Inches. | Inches 
January......... 1.56 | 2.70 
February ...... 90 | 2.50 
Mare ries 1.60 | 3.10 
April ste. bec 71,1. 100 
ME sa casenson' al SU EPA0, 
PIERO saaletseoree 1.15 | 1.80 
AT SEE ee 2.80 | 4.10 
AVOUBE J..3 08s 6 1.97 | 3.20 
September ..... 4.21 | 5.20 
October......... V.62 2:50 
November ..... 1.79 | 2.80 
December...... 22 20 
SU Otalece. ss 18.64) 29.40 
gg |2e3 
Comb’s Reservoir, | 362 |° 3 3 
above ie: 23 eEi: 
28 
Inches. | Inches 
January «sss. 2.47 | 3.60 
February ...... 1.48 | 2.90 
March .......+5. 3.07 | 5.0 
APT eerennaness .58 | 1.50 
Ways, 10| .50 
JUBER Besse sce tie Tom) 3220 
DONG eagere an sna 3.67 | 5.40 
August ......... 3.83 | 6.50 
September...... 2.26 | 3.70 
October......... 2.82 | 5.10 
November ..... 2.50 | 4.90 
December ...... 12 ' 40 
otal. c<. | 24.47 |42.70 
