HISTORY OF FLOODS IN THE RIVER DARLING. 185 
River Ooservations eed at Cultowa, New South Wales, during 
month of January, 1871. 
Rive 
Date: | ganar: Remarks. 
level. 
ft. in. 
1 | 37 22 | Flies and mosquitoes unbearable. 
SeVieL: S 
3 | 37 
4.) 37 River within 14 inches of July flood (1870). 
5 | 37 
6 | 37 
7 | 37 3 | Thunderstorm and few drops of rain. 
8 | 37 2? | Thunderstorm and light showers. 
2 137 °23 
10 | 37° 24 gene reports river at lewd fallen 16 feet ; it has 
fallen here about 1 in 
HW jai Neve er experienced anything ike the mosquitoes before. 
12 | 37 04 | Ducks plentiful. 
13 | 36 104 
14 84 pager se cise all — Blacks from up and down 
r corrobbore 
15 | 36 5 
16 | 36 1 
17 | 35 6 
18 10 
Betas 10 
20 | 32 8 | News of another fresh in river at Bourke. 
21 {31 4 
29 10 
28 6 
24 | 27 O | Nearly all the blacks sick with chestand head complaints. 
125 8 
26 | 24 7 
27 | 23 4 
28 | 22 4 | Traveller ed aod no rise at Bourke in river when he left. 
Sa = ; Thunder and sprinkling rain. 
p » Hid ern No report. See 27th February. 
