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 3.87 5.17 -1.30 +20.24
2 Cleveland White 1945 3.55 5.85 -2.30 +0.94
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 4.53 6.67 -2.14 +17.73
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 1.59 4.33 -2.74 +9.24
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 1.94 4.09 -2.15 +14.06
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 3.01 3.40 -0.39 +3.54
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 2.08 4.97 -2.89 -1.71
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 2.77 4.31 -1.54 +16.75
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 4.46 2.96 +1.50 +20.22
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 3.46 3.92 -0.46 +21.27
11 Waycross WSMO Ware 1976 2.90 3.58 -0.68 +3.46
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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 975 975 0%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 2,744 2,204 +25%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 22,800 8,302 +175%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 2,591 206 +1158%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 81,600 58,900 +39%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,038,300 844,700 +19%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 120,000 135,000 -11%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 56,000 56,500 -1%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 204,100 166,600 +23%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 133,000 114,800 +16%
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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 10.59 10.87 +0.28
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 6.30 6.22 -0.08
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 12.36 17.01 +4.65
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 163.24 164.26 +1.02
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 27.89 32.53 +4.64
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 19.28 24.19 +4.91
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 125.35 99.61 -25.74
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 26.16 37.23 +11.07 December high
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 117.64 129.63 +11.99
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 3.25 7.09 +3.84
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 33.75 28.36 -5.39
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 +1.32 11.05 +12.37 December high
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 58.46 56.40 -2.06
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