Table 1. --Hydrologic data for selected precipitation-monitoring stations [Value and averages are precipitation, in inches. Long-term average based on 30-year reference period, 1961-90. Annual departure is cumulative departure of annual precipitation from long-term average. Data from National Weather Service.]
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Site Site name County Year Current Long-term Departure Annual
No. record value average from departure
began average
1 Chattanooga WSO AP (Tenn.) Hamilton 1941 5.79 4.31 +1.48 +10.54
2 Cleveland White 1945 4.37 5.27 -0.90 +0.69
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 5.18 5.39 -0.21 +6.35
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 3.68 4.26 -0.58 -1.28
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 3.03 3.99 -0.96 -2.40
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 1.14 3.31 -2.17 -0.56
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 1.61 4.30 -2.69 -2.57
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 1.66 3.46 -1.80 -1.51
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 2.13 3.03 -0.90 -2.26
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 5.07 3.70 +1.37 +2.83
11 Waycross WSMO Ware 1976 1.83 3.14 -1.31 +0.06
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Table 2. ---Hydrologic data for selected surface-water
monitoring stations [Rivers: Value and averages are
monthly mean discharge in cubic feet per second. Long-term
average is median for 30-year reference period, 1961-90.
Reservoirs: Value and averages are reservoir storage in
acre-feet. Long-term averages based on period of record.
Preliminary data from U.S. Geological Survey, subject to
revision.]
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Site Site name County Year Current Long-term Departure Remarks
No. record value average from
began average
Rivers:
1 Etowah River at Canton (02392000) Cherokee 1936 2,090 1,973 +6%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 2,749 3,171 -13%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 18,810 21,720 -13%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 2,018 1,256 +61%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 96,100 96,100 0%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,075,200 1,060,900 +1%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 295,400 295,600 0%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 72,000 67,500 +7%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 202,600 194,700 +4%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 135,000 125,800 +7%
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Table 3. --Hydrologic data for selected ground-water
monitoring stations [WT, water table. Value and averages are
water level, in feet below land surface, measured on or after
the 20th of the month. Long-term average is mean monthly based
on period of record. Preliminary data from U.S. Geological
Survey, subject to revision.
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Site Site name County Aquifer Year Current Long- Departure Remarks
No. record value term from
began average average
1 Fort Oglethorpe (03PP01) Walker Paleozoic rock 1977 10.86 11.10 +0.24
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 6.50 4.66 -1.84
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 12.90 13.12 +0.22
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 163.36 163.73 +0.37
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 29.22 28.26 -0.96
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 21.52 16.90 -4.62
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 130.02 97.66 -32.36
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 30.27 29.60 -0.67
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 119.26 124.82 +5.56
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 7.41 5.51 -1.90
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 32.95 27.31 -5.64
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 2.83 12.38 +9.55
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 58.82 55.59 -3.23
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