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 5.27 4.89 +0.38 +0.38
2 Cleveland White 1945 7.16 6.05 +1.11 +1.11
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 8.32 6.41 +1.91 +1.91
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 3.36 4.75 -1.39 -1.39
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 4.88 4.60 +0.28 +0.28
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 6.54 4.05 +2.49 +2.49
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 3.91 4.59 -0.68 -0.68
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 4.27 4.56 -0.29 -0.29
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 2.44 3.59 -1.15 -1.15
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 3.55 5.56 -2.01 -2.01
11 Waycross WSMO Ware 1976 5.29 3.91 +1.38 +1.38
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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 1,105 1,515 -27%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 3,072 3,728 -18%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 21,960 20,800 +6%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 2,135 1,373 +55%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 91,400 62,700 +46%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,072,200 892,500 +20%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 171,000 154,400 +11%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 67,200 58,200 +15%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 190,600 180,400 +6%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 133,000 114,300 +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 10.58 10.12 -0.46
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 6.69 5.44 -1.25
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 12.56 15.54 +2.98
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 162.99 163.96 +0.97
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 26.32 29.71 +3.39
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 18.48 22.07 +3.59
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 121.58 97.95 -23.63
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 27.82 35.21 +7.39
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 117.46 126.63 +9.17 January high
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 1.90 5.82 +3.92
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 34.01 27.76 -6.25
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 2.15 12.03 +9.88 January high
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 58.28 56.12 -2.16
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