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 3.74 4.61 -0.87 +21.54
2 Cleveland White 1945 3.90 4.95 -1.05 +3.24
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 5.13 5.93 -0.80 +19.87
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 3.27 3.86 -0.59 +11.98
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 3.52 3.66 -0.14 +16.21
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 2.62 2.48 +0.14 +3.93
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 2.08 3.56 -1.48 +1.18
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 2.62 2.73 -0.11 +18.29
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 3.67 2.19 +1.48 +18.72
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 3.65 3.22 +0.43 +21.73
11 Waycross WSMO Ware 1976 1.75 2.60 -0.85 +4.14
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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 807 753 +7%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 1,783 1,055 +69%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 16,540 4,466 +270%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 1,045 80.7 +1,195%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 91,100 65,300 +40%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,063,800 834,300 +28%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 145,100 152,300 -5%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 79,000 52,300 +51%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 202,600 164,400 +23%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 132,000 104,500 +26%
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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 10.36 12.22 +1.86
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 6.27 6.69 +0.42
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 12.92 17.97 +5.05 November high
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 163.43 164.45 +1.02
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 27.77 34.23 +6.46 November high
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 20.22 25.09 +4.87
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 133.29 105.10 -28.19
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 26.58 37.46 +10.88 November high
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 119.26 132.65 +13.39 November high
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 2.63 7.29 +4.66
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 33.07 28.78 -4.29
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 1.97 12.63 +10.66 November high
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 58.61 56.40 -2.21
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