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 3.64 6.03 -2.39 -0.30
2 Cleveland White 1945 3.27 7.25 -3.98 -2.08
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 4.97 7.44 -2.47 +2.67
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 2.66 5.77 -3.11 -2.57
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 2.61 5.46 -2.85 -0.89
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 1.02 4.65 -3.63 +1.59
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 2.68 5.77 -3.09 -2.57
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 2.09 4.79 -2.70 -0.72
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 0.72 3.78 -3.06 -2.96
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 3.45 5.22 -1.77 -3.30
11 Waycross WSMO Ware 1976 4.89 4.14 +0.75 +3.49
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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 1,894 2,108 -10%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 4,038 4,827 -16%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 35,890 26,770 +34%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 2,570 2,047 +26%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 102,000 87,800 +16%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,059,200 1,015,000 +4%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 222,300 269,800 -18%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 60,000 66,200 -9%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 193,600 193,300 0%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 134,000 127,000 +6%
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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 10.60 10.26 -0.34
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 5.51 4.57 -0.94
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 10.32 13.10 +2.78
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 162.42 163.73 +1.31
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 26.24 27.34 +1.10
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 18.26 17.89 -0.37
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 118.60 95.52 -23.08
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 23.16 29.86 +6.70
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 115.61 123.55 +7.94
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 3.21 4.84 +1.63
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 33.71 27.12 -6.59
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 0.55 11.33 +10.78 March high
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 57.76 56.35 -1.41
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