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 2.22 4.31 -2.09 -2.39
2 Cleveland White 1945 3.61 5.27 -1.66 -3.74
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 2.39 5.39 -3.00 -0.33
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 3.01 4.26 -1.25 -3.82
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 3.02 3.99 -0.97 -1.86
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 2.09 3.31 -1.22 +0.37
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 1.32 4.30 -2.98 -5.55
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 1.22 3.46 -2.24 -2.96
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 0.69 3.03 -2.34 -5.30
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 1.46 3.70 -2.24 -5.54
11 Waycross WSMO Ware 1976 missing 3.14 missing missing
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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 1,187 1,973 -40%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 1,543 3,171 -51%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 10,150 21,720 -53%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 845 1,256 -33%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 102,000 96,100 +6%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,096,900 1,061,300 +3%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 275,300 295,700 -7%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 71,000 67,600 +5%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 186,100 194,700 -4%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 132,000 125,900 +5%
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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 11.35 11.08 -0.27
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 6.11 4.74 -1.37
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 12.49 13.11 +0.62
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 162.69 163.71 +1.02
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 29.96 28.29 -1.67
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 19.08 17.17 -1.91
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 120.54 98.58 -21.96
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 25.99 29.62 +3.63
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 118.78 124.67 +5.89
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 4.48 5.55 +1.07
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 33.64 27.45 -6.19
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 1.18 12.07 +10.89 April high
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 57.81 55.82 -1.99
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