The Nile in 1904

by Sir William Willcocks

Date of Discharge.	Gauge.	Discharge in metres³ per second.	Remarks.
22 March	·52	646

Table XV.—Observed discharges of the Albert Nile referred to the Mongalla gauge.

1903
Locality.	Kilo- metres from Gondo- koro.	Date.	Mongalla gauge (32 kilom. north of Gondokoro)							Discharge m³ per second.
			5 days before.	4 days before.	3 days before.	2 days before.	1 day before.	day of dis- charge.	1 day after.
Gondokoro	0	1 April	..	..	..	..	..	0·83	0·83	[9]693
	..	9 September	2·73	2·85	2·90	3·02	3·16	3·14	3·08	[10]1985
Mongalla	32	14 September	3·14	3·08	2·90	2·84	2·82	2·82	2·82	2046
Derwish Dem	156	16 September	2·90	2·84	2·82	2·82	2·82	2·84	2·92	888
North of Gaba-Shamba	415	18 September	2·82	2·82	2·82	2·84	2·92	3·06	3·12	532
Hillet Nur	538	1 September	2·52	2·52	?	?	?	2·52	2·45	375
Hillet Nur	542	13 April	0·87	0·89	0·90	0·90	0·87	0·88	0·88	331
South of Lake No	741	14 April	0·89	0·90	0·90	0·87	0·88	0·88	0·89	285
South of Lake No	742	31 August	2·49	2·52	2·52	?	?	?	2·52	318
1904
Gondokoro	..	14 May	1·89	1·89	1·96	2·03	2·10	2·03	2·07	1138
Bôr	165	12 May	1·89	1·89	1·89	1·89	1·96	2·03	2·10	813
South of Lake No	742	22 May	2·03	2·03	2·03	2·07	2·07	2·17	2·17	302

[9] 641 + 52 for side channel.

[10] 1847 + 138 for side channel.

Table XVI.—Observed discharges of the Bahr El Gazelle referred to the Tewfikia gauge on the White Nile.

Date of discharge.	Gauge				Discharges m³ per second.	Remarks.
	Day.	1 day after.	2 days after.	3 days after.
21 September	3·31	3·33	3·35	3·36	20
30 August	2·74	2·75	2·76	2·77	12

Table XVII.—Observed discharges of the Bahr El Zeraf referred to the Tewfikia gauge on the White Nile.

1903
Date of discharge.	Gauge			Discharge m³ per second.	Remarks.
	1 day before.	Day.	1 day after.
16 April	0·24	0·24	0·24	50
22 September	3·31	3·33	3·35	158
8 May	0·25	0·26	0·26	61
29 August	2·68	2·70	2·72	110	App. gauge
1904
23 May	1·35	1·38	1·40	124

Table XVIII.—Observed discharges of the Albert Nile above the Sobat junction referred to the Tewfikia gauge.