Lehigh River Readings at Old Lehigh Bridge 1901-1902

(same style booklet as previous entry) Title page reads: Readings of the Water Gauges near the North End of the Old Lehigh Bridge at Bethlehem, Pa. Readings taken for Department of Civil Engineering Lehigh University (purple ink stamp). Entries begin: Sept. 1901 to Oct. 1901 Readings made by H. E. Edmonds. Very heavy showers. Light Rain Readings by W. T. Carpenter. Nov. 1901 Light rain, clear & cold, snow Thurs. 28, thawing (readings made Sunday thru Saturday), Jan. 1902 rain, light snow, Feb. Snow and thaw, flood Feb. 28, 1902 details, (regular measurements of Lehigh River continued thru Oct. 30, 1902 notation “Sta Base of South Pier At bottom of abutment file mark on rail above measured from top of Hand Rail of Bridge. Stations marked along hand rail.” Monocacy Creek and Canal measurements, Coal Office, Length of Chain from bottom to end of Weight on New St. Bridge gage, Soundings at New St. Bridge and Lehigh Valley R.R. Bench Mark included in calculations. March 12, 1902 – clear, warm, no wind Rogers Level, Merriman Rod, Dufour Notes. Prof. Merriman Chief of Party. At old Wyandotte Bridge, Pacific House, Snyder’s Tobacco Shop, Mack’s old country store. Flood water marks determined by W. Bradford ’88. At Keystone Hotel. Flood mark of June 8, 1862 E =235.00; At Keystone Hotel on west side Flood mark of 1869 E = 234.10; At Semple’s Paint Mill (Sand Island) Flood Mark of June 8, 1862 E = 231.35; B.M. March 12, 1902 south side Of Main Street about 250 feet East of North End of Old Lehigh Bridge, Near an electric light pole E = 231.86; B.M. Iron pin in the South pier of The New Street Bridge, near L.V.R.R. track E = 232.870; B.M. on N.W. Corner of West abutment of L.V.R.R. under grade bridge E = 233.630.