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 6.52 4.81 +1.71 +2.09
2 Cleveland White 1945 6.71 5.92 +0.79 +1.90
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 9.36 6.13 +3.23 +5.14
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 6.74 4.81 +1.93 +0.54
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 6.10 4.42 +1.68 +1.96
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 7.00 4.27 +2.73 +5.22
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 6.05 4.85 +1.20 +0.52
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 7.01 4.74 +2.27 +1.98
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 4.47 3.22 +1.25 +0.10
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 5.43 4.95 +0.48 -1.53
11 Waycross WSMO Ware 1976 5.19 3.83 +1.36 +2.74
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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 1,856 1,837 +1%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 6,796 4,291 +58%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 36,500 25,320 +44%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 5,312 2,137 +149%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 97,500 63,000 +55%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,092,300 894,600 +22%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 222,300 155,600 +43%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 63,200 63,500 0%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 195,100 180,600 +8%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 132,000 121,600 +9%
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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 9.01 10.01 +1.00
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 6.01 4.88 -1.13
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 9.36 14.15 +4.79 February high
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 162.38 163.74 +1.36
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 24.88 27.63 +2.75
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 18.21 19.92 +1.71
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 118.54 96.03 -22.51
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 21.98 32.12 +10.14
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 115.32 124.35 +9.03
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 2.11 5.17 +3.06
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 33.76 27.30 -6.46
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 0.38 11.80 +11.42 February high
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 57.76 56.11 -1.65
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