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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XI, No. 6 
Table XI .—Typical heavy storms and probable actual run-off of all districts —Contd 
new Orleans land company tract— continued. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
July 
Date. 
Rainfall. 
1915- 
Inches. 
1. 90 
Wet. 
18. 
3-25 
Saturated 
**"**** * * i 
26. 
e. 
1. 36 
Saturated 
6 . 
7. 
/. 
8. 
see! 
1. 80I 
i. 73 4-38 
• 85J 
Run-off. 
Inches. 
0-31 
. 26 
. 20 
July 
Aug. 
.84 
.49 
* 33 
.24 
• 5 i 
• 3 i 
. 24 
. 18 
.38 
•43 
. 40 
Oct. 
Date. 
Rainfall. 
*915- 
6 . 
Inches. 
Wet. 
11... 
2. 00 
12. 
Moist. 
IA.. 
■‘■T. 
13 . 
4.90 
Water on 
surface. 
.{ 
15 .1 
1 6 . 
17 . 
} 
Run-off. 
Inches . 
O. 28 
. 26 
• 17 
. II 
. 10 
2 . IO 
.84 
• 55 
.40 
•33 
UNIT NO. I, POYDRAS, LA . a 
1913 - 
Sept. 30. 
Oct: i. 
2. 13 
1 .10 
Wet. 
1.12 
1. 00 
•39 
*9*4- 
Feb. 27. 
2. 30 
. 26 
Wet. 
1. 97 
. 00 
2 - 75 
Wet. 
28. 
Mar. 1. 
26.. 
28. 
20. 
*7. 
30 . 
i- 39 
• 7 i 
i- 3 i 
. 00 
. 26 
1915- 
Jan. 16. 
1. 32 
. 08 
17 . 
1.03 
• 79 
18. 
Wet. 
•35 
10. 
,27 
20 . 
. 12 
23 . 
2. 52 
1. 69 
24 . 
Wet. 
* 25 
June 13. 
5 - 30 
0 .74 
14. 
•30 
• i 7 
15. 
Dry. 
.04 
July 3. 
3*03 
.80 
4 . 
Moist. 
.49 
5 . 
• 3 i 
. 26 
6 . 
.08 
GUEYDON DRAINAGE DISTRICT, SUB DISTRICT NO. I ^ 
1912. 
June 5. 
3-03 
. 82 
6. 
* 5 ° 
.87 
7 . 
Wet. 
. 61 
Dec. 21. 
3-25 
1. 27 
22. 
2. 60 
1. 28 
23. 
Wet. 
.69 
2d. 
. 22 
I 9 I 3 * 
Jan. 26. 
3 * 2 ° 
1. 07 
27. 
Wet. 
•47 
28. 
•23 
4 - 3 ° 
j ^ * 0 . 
16. 
1. 10 
•94 
1913- 
Inches. 
Inches . 
June 17. 
Dry. 
•8S 
18. 
* 10 
July 23. 
5 * 00 
7 
I- 52 
24. 
Wet. 
.67 
25. 
. 10 
•32 
Sept. 13. 
2. 20 
I. 08 
14. 
Wet. 
.52 
. II 
26. 
5 - 70 
I.65 
27 . 
. 60 
I. 07 
28. 
1.60 
I. 04 
29 . 
•30 
.66 
30 . 
3.20 
•55 
Oct. 1. 
.40 
.67 
a From March, 1912. to Dec., 1915, of all of the storms of over 2 inches, 8 occurred on dry land and 17 on 
wet land; of those of over 4 inches, 2 occurred on dry land and 4 on wet land. 
Not corrected for storage in canal. 
c From March, 1912, to December, 1915, of all of the storms of over 2 inches, it occurred on dry land and 
13 on wet land; of those of over 4 inches, 4 occurred on dry land and 3 on wet land. 
