234 Geographical Notices. 
TABULAR VIEW OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. 
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Miles.| Feet. | Feet. ; Feet. | Feet. | Feet. |Sq. feet. 
Ohio river. low water 
Coudersport, 1265 | 1649 
Olean point, 1225 | 1403 615 
arren, 1175 | 1187 4:32 
Franklin, 1105 | 960 | 3-24 
Pittsburg, 975 699 ‘00 
Ar sa 889 620 92 45 
Marietta, 800} 571 | 0:55 | 1200 50,000 
Head Le Tart’s Cee 769 555 “52 10 
Mouth Great Kanawha, | 714 522 60 
Portsmouth, 620 51 
Cincinnati, 515 482 40 20 
Above falls, 361 377 | 0°36 } 42 
Below falls, 358 353 8-00 64 : 
Evansville, 187 | 320 | 0:20 15 40 |) 
outh Wabash, 130} 297 | 0-25 | $3000 150,000 
0 275 0-17 a Base 
aaah —Area of basin, 214,000 sq. m.—Downfall of rain, 41° Annual dis- 
\charge, 5,000,000,000,000 cu. ft. — Ratio between bowie and Presirherots 0:24. Mess 
dise charge per second, 158, ‘000 eu 
7 Mississippi. low water 
— 2 remiss F — 3 50 
Itasca 1575 | 17°50 15 
Satrence we Lac Trave rs, 1394 a6 1°32 150 400 
Entrance to Lake Cass, | 1189 | 1402 1:20 175 1, 
Mouth Leech- =e river, ae 1356 57 
Head oy s of Peckagama, 1340 33 120 
outh Swan River, 290 “%3 
oe a river, 960 | 1253 ‘95 800 20°0 
x — “orn | ps 1176 ‘79 
Mout row-wing river,| 81! 1130 “05 
ul, 653 | 670 | 2-93 | | 1200 0 , 
Crosse, 514 639 0:22 20 | 140 
Prairie du Chie 453 | 600 | 064 185 | | 400,000) 
Head Rock Isl Pa pies 310 | 505 | 066 | $5000 16°0 
Foot Rock Isl’ ra: 295 483 1-47 iL a9 
M 0 381 0: 
35°0 
—Area of basin, 169,000 sq. m.—Downfall of rain, 35:2 in. Aas) 
mess 3,500, 000,000,000 cu. ft.Ratio between downfall and drainage, 0°24.— 
rge per second, 105, 000 ¢ u. ft. 
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Missouri low water 
Source Madie ison fork, | 2908 | 6800(?) 
Three forks Missour i, 2824 | 4319 .| 29°52 
Mouth Sun river, 89 | 8573 | 554 
Foot of falls, 370 | 2 81°59 
At Fort Benton, 5 4-56 1500 6 
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‘ort Pierre, 147 agi 
At Sioux City,” B42 | 1065 | 1-01 $2500 | + 10 lee 
At St. Joseph tts e 
At — - ~ : 3si_ | o-77 | $3000 35 
ks.—Area of basin, 518,000 sq. m.—Downfall of rain, 20-9 in. aeoen 
» 3,780,000 sa eu. f.—tatio between downfall an d drainage, 0-15.— 
as ree per second, 120, 000 ¢ 
