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 11.93 4.85 +7.08 +20.27
2 Cleveland White 1945 4.54 5.77 -1.23 +3.56
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 9.73 5.84 +3.89 +13.46
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 17.71 5.01 +12.70 +8.17
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 8.77 4.88 +3.89 +8.36
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 3.41 4.24 -0.83 -2.19
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 7.98 5.54 +2.44 -0.46
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 18.16 4.30 +13.86 +12.48
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 6.90 6.38 +0.52 +2.48
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 10.74 5.87 +4.87 +8.18
11 Waycross WSMO Ware 1976 9.86 6.36 +3.50 +3.65
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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 1,141 849 +34%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 14,240 1,089 +1,208%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 35,230 6,638 +431%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 1,066 442 +141%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 102,000 95,700 +7%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,092,300 1,015,300 +8%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 291,600 263,600 +11%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 75,000 66,300 +13%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 196,600 192,300 +2%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 134,000 117,200 +14%
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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 13.01 16.56 +3.55
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 6.37 6.43 +0.06
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 10.20 15.59 +5.39 July high
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 163.79 164.49 +0.70
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 32.29 32.41 +0.12
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 22.52 20.98 -1.54
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 126.28 108.55 -17.73
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 26.26 32.92 +6.66
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 122.42 130.03 +7.61
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 6.60 6.43 -0.17
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 34.20 29.56 -4.64
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 5.74 13.79 +8.05 July high
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 58.69 55.27 -3.42 July low
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