United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
National Water Management Center Go to Accessibility Information
Skip to Page Content
Photo of River Bend





Basin Data Baron Four at Eldon, Oklahoma

Location Data

USGS STATION NUMBER 07197000
USGS STATION NAME Baron Fork At Eldon, OK
HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE 11110103-
LATITUDE 35o 55' 16"
LONGITUDE 94o 50' 18"
LOCATION DS Left Pier of Bridge On SH 51
SECTION(S) NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 27
TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH
RANGE 23 EAST
COUNTY Cherokee
STATE Oklahoma
USGS 7.5 MINUTE QUAD: Proctor
COMMENTS 0.4 Miles SE of Eldon
  6 Miles DS from Tyner Cr @ RM 8.8

BASIN CHARACTERISTICS

DRAINAGE AREA - SQ MILES 307.0
MAIN CHANNEL SLOPE - FT/FT 0.0025
MAIN CHANNEL LENGTH - MILES  
MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION - INCHES 43.90
MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF - INCHES (1948-1999) 14.75
MEAN BASIN ELEVATION - FEET  
PERIOD OF RECORD - YEARS November 7, 1948 to 1999
GAGE DATUM - NGVD (FEET) 701.14
1.5 YR STAGE - FEET 14 to 14.5
1.5 YR DISCHARGE - CFS 10100 to 11200
BANKFULL STAGE AT GAGE - FEET 13.75
BANKFULL DISCHARGE - CFS 9620
BANKFULL RETURN INTERVAL - YRS 1.45
BANKFULL XS AREA - FEET>2 1443
BANKFULL VELOCITY - FT/SEC 6.67
BANKFULL TOPWIDTH - FEET 300
HYDRAULIC RADIUS IN BANKFULL XS - FEET 4.74
BANKFULL SLOPE IN REACH - FEET/FEET 0.00147
BANKFULL MANNING's n 0.024
SHEAR STRESS IN BANKFULL XS AREA - LBf/FT2 0.43
SIZE OF ROCK TRANSPORTED DUE TO TRACTIVE FORCE - mm 22
D50 - mm 24
WIDTH TO DEPTH 62
ENTRENCHMENT RATIO 2.33
SINUOSITY 1.28
STREAM CLASSIFICATION C4
Average Riffle Depth to Mean Depth  
Max Riffle Depth to Mean Depth  
Average Run Depth to Mean Depth  
Average Pool Depth to Mean Depth  
Average Glide Depth to Mean Depth  
Run length to Total Pool length  
Pool length to Total Pool length  
Glide length to Total Pool length  
Percentage Pool / Riffle Lengths  
Riffle Slope to Bankfull Slope  
Pool Slope to Bankfull Slope  

REFERENCE MARKS

RM-1: a chiseled square on top of left bank DS abutment WW at edge of handrail. 37.297 ft Gage Datum
RM-2: a chiseled square on top of second pier from left bank and is located on left bank edge of pier and at edge of low chord of bridge. 31.744 ft Gage Datum
RP-3: a chiseled square on top of DS concrete guardrail just right of end of truss and metal guardrails. 39.354 ft Gage Datum
RM-4: a chiseled X in top of US right WW. 36.992 ft Gage Datum
RM-5: a USGS brass reference tablet set in right US WW of concrete double box culvert ~1000 ft right of SH 51 bridge. 55.144 ft Gage Datum
RM-6: a USGS brass reference tablet set near DS end of left DS WW. 3 feet North of gage shelter. 37.336 ft Gage Datum
RP-7: a brass screw in low water staff backing near the orifice in the left bank at the DS side of bridge. 5.24 ft Gage Datum
RP-8: a chiseled arrow on top of DS handrail at station 515 (right to left). 40.16 ft Gage Datum
RP-9: a chiseled arrow on top of DS handrail at station 535 (right to left). 40.15 ft Gage Datum

From USGS WRIR 52-73 (Jan 1974) 25 Years

PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 50% OF YEARS 14400
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 20% OF YEARS 25400
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 10% OF YEARS 33300
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 4% OF YEARS 43700
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 2% OF YEARS 51500
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 1% OF YEARS 59300
Log Pearson Type III Skew 0.391
Mean 4.139
Standard Deviation 0.312

From USGS WRIR 87-4205: 37 Years

PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 50% OF YEARS 13700
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 20% OF YEARS 24700
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 10% OF YEARS 32100
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 4% OF YEARS 41100
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 2% OF YEARS 47400
PROBABLE DISCHARGE EXCEEDED 1% OF YEARS 53300
Oklahoma Weighted Skew -0.660  

< Back to Baron Fork at Eldon, Oklahoma