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and the station abandoned. Owing to lack of facilities, it was impossible to estimate the rainfall by any means except that of averaging the monthly records of the various stations in and near the drainage basin. For the basin above Mexico six stations are used, and in the same table there are given two other stations, with a separate average of the eight for use at such time as it is possible to get the discharge at the Fremont station.

Monthly discharge of Sandusky River at Mexico, 1898-1900.

The mean monthly rainfall shown in the next to last column was obtained from the following table, the data for which were obtained from the reports of the United States Weather Bureau:

Rainfall in Sandusky drainage basin, 1898-1900.

1900.

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total.

1899.

mont station.. 2.70 3.34 2.10 4.88 1.51

4.75 2.72 4.59 1.68 2.05, 2.18 2.13 3.06 34.99 2.16 4.24 2.46 2.68,

2.36 3.85 5.22

4.46

1.77 2.32 3.12, 1.05, 35.69

1898.

Above Mexico Sandusky River has a drainage area of 776 square miles. The country consists of rolling farm land in a high state of cultivation. There remain very few tracts of timber of large size, and the fields are fairly well drained by ditches and tile.

There are six small dams in the river above the gaging station, but they store very little water and seem to have no perceptible influence on the flow at Mexico.

MAUMEE RIVER.

The gaging station on this stream was placed at Waterville, the first available place above the influence of backwater from Maumee Bay, in November, 1898, and was abandoned early in 1902. The mean monthly rainfall in this basin was obtained by averaging the depth reported from 21 stations within or neighboring to the basin.

Monthly discharge of Maumee River at Waterville, 1898-1900.