14 BULLETIN 675, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 2. — Precipitation record on erosion areas, 1916. 





Duration of storm. 



Area A. 



AreaB. 



Character ol 



precipitation. 



Beginning. 



Ending. 



Upper 

 gauge. 



Lower 

 gauge. 



Upper 

 gauge. 



Lower 





Month. 



Day. 



Hour. 



Month. 



Day. 



Hour. 



gauge. 



Snow,4inches. 

 Snow, 2 inches. 



May 



June 



July 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



August. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



September. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



October 



do... 



20 



21 



7 



8 



9 



14 



15 



16 



21 



24 



25 



26 



26 



27 



27 



31 



1 



2 



2 



3 



4 



5 



7 



12 



16 



2 



8 



9 



22 



30 



6 



10 



11 



15 



20 



8.30 a.m. 

 10.00 p.m 

 6.30 p.m. 

 2.00 p.m. 

 3.30 p.m. 

 6.30 a.m. 

 12.00 m.. 

 10.30 a.m 

 7.15 p.m. 

 12.45 p.m 

 8.15a.m. 

 7.45a.m. 

 4.30 p.m. 

 6.15 a.m. 

 11.30 a.m 

 12.55 p.m 

 4.05 p.m. 

 11.40 a.m 

 9.45 p.m. 

 11.15 a.m 

 1.00 p.m. 

 12.20 p.m 

 11.50 a.m 

 6.35 p.m. 

 11.10 a.m 

 6.45 a.m. 

 1.40 p.m. 

 2.15 p.m. 

 7.30 a.m. 

 5.00 p.m. 

 11.00 p.m 



May 



June 



July 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



August 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



September. 



do 



do 



do 



October 



20 



22 



7 



8 



9 



14 



15 



16 



21 



24 



25 



26 



26 



27 



27 



31 



1 



2 



2 



3 



4 



5 



7 



7 



12 



16 



2 



8 



9 



22 

 1 



1.00 p.m. 

 3.00 a.m. 

 9.30 p.m. 

 3.30 p.m. 

 5.00 p. m. 

 1.30 p.m. 

 2.30 p.m. 

 12.00 m.. 

 8.30 p.m. 

 5.45 p.m. 

 2.45 p.m. 

 9.15a.m. 

 5.00 p.m. 

 6.45 a.m. 

 4.00 p.m. 

 1.40 p.m. 

 6.30 p.m. 

 12.00 m.. 

 10.45 p.m 

 11.25 a.m 

 2.30 p.m. 

 3.40 p.m. 

 1.00 p.m. 

 6.45 p.m. 

 10.30 p.m 

 10.00 a.m 

 4.00 p.m. 

 4.10 p.m. 

 10.15 a.m 

 10.30 p.m 

 4.00 a.m. 



0.84 

 .01 

 .06 

 .04 

 .03 

 .07 

 .12 

 .31 

 .16 

 .27 

 .30 

 .16 

 .07 

 .06 

 .15 

 .10 

 .04 

 .29 

 .15 

 .04 

 .09 

 .25 

 .05 

 T. 

 .55 

 .07 

 .12 

 .10 

 .14 

 .15 

 .45 

 .83 

 .48 

 .06 

 .64 

 .17 



0.93 

 .01 

 .06 

 .03 

 .03 

 .09 

 .13 

 .36 

 .16 

 .27 

 .30 

 .12 

 .07 

 .07 

 .15 

 .14 

 .04 

 .32 

 .16 

 .04 

 .08 

 .25 

 .05 

 T. 

 .57 

 .07 

 .12 

 .08 

 .17 

 .14 

 .52 

 .83 

 .48 

 .07 

 .87 

 .20 



0.58 

 Trace. 

 .06 

 .03 

 .03 

 .11 

 .10 

 .32 

 .16 

 .27 

 .30 

 .39 

 .08 

 .07 

 .25 

 .16 

 .04 

 .38 

 .28 

 .09 

 .10 

 .28 

 .06 

 .01 

 .54 

 .08 

 .13 

 .13 

 .18 

 .17 

 .61 

 .83 

 .48 

 .06 

 .64 

 .17 



0.59 

 .01 

 .06 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Hail 



Snow 



Rain and snow 



.02 

 .02 

 .09 

 .10 

 .32 

 .17 

 .27 

 .30 

 .31 

 .08 

 .07 

 .20 

 .15 

 .04 

 .39 

 .24 

 .06 

 .09 

 .27 

 .05 

 .01 

 .53 

 .06 

 .12 

 .11 

 .12 

 .15 

 .64 

 .83 



Do 











.48 



Do 



do... 











.07 



Do 



do 



1 









87 



Do 



do... 











.20 

















Total. . . 



7.42 



7.98 



8.17 



S.09 























7.70 



8. 13 





















Table 3. — Erosion and run-off records, 1915 and 1916. 1 



Area. 



Date- 



Character of storm. 



Precipita- 

 tion. 



Run-off. 



Erosion. 



A 



July 13,1915 

 June 29,1915 

 July 21,1915 

 do 





Inches. 



(») 



( J ) 



0.70 



1.43 



9.10 



9.20 



.34 



.27 



.14 



.07 



.06 



.15 



.30 



.38 



.15 



.26 



.25 



.27 



2.32 



2.32 



Cubic feet. 



(») 



( J ) 



3, 018. 96 



335. 15 



292, 998. 19 



42, 216. 75 



114.76 



100.80 



86.40 



108.00 



41.76 



86.40 



608.08 



257.15 



37.44 



80.62 



589. 96 



439. 40 



492. 48 



58.38 



Cubic feet. 

 230. 91 



B 



do 



184. 82 



A 





716. 92 



B 



do 



94.29 



A 



July 8, 1916 

 June 15,1916 

 July 16,1916 

 July 24. L916 

 July 26,1916 

 do 





172. 36 



B 



do 



82. 62 



A 





S. I.", 



A 



. do 



) 



A 



...do... 





A 



.. do... 



[ 19. 30 



A 



July 27,1916 

 do 



do... 





A 



.... do 





A 



Aug. 2, 1916 

 do 



...do... 



105. 54 



1! 



do... 



26.34 



A 



do... 



do 



4.54 



B 



do 



... .do 



8.93 



A 



Aug. 5, 1916 

 do 



do 



56.52 



B 



do... 



24.54 



\ 



Oct. —,1916 

 do 





3.14 



B 



do 



0.00 











1 Only those rainstorms that produced stream flow are here given, 

 run-off on area A but not on area li. 

 s Xo records. 



Note that several storms produced 



