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 3.77 4.37 -0.60 -2.99
2 Cleveland White 1945 3.30 5.45 -2.15 -5.89
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 missing missing missing missing
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 2.12 4.29 -2.17 -5.99
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 4.33 4.37 -0.04 -1.90
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 2.70 3.77 -1.07 -0.70
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 1.51 4.17 -2.66 -8.21
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 1.55 3.57 -2.02 -4.98
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 3.52 4.09 -0.57 -5.87
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 3.01 4.06 -1.05 -6.59
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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 915 1,457 -37%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 763 1,691 -55%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 5,763 12,100 -52%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 193 502 -62%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 102,000 98,200 +4%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,070,300 1,089,800 -2%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 286,400 285,100 0%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 72,000 66,600 +8%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 198,100 196,200 +1%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 132,000 123,600 +7%
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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 11.82 12.54 +0.72
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 6.74 5.32 -1.42
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 14.15 13.86 -0.29
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 163.61 164.03 +0.42
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 34.13 30.48 -3.65
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 22.19 17.85 -4.34
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 125.02 103.26 -21.76
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 29.40 31.02 +1.62
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 123.27 128.22 +4.95
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 6.53 6.00 -0.53
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 35.49 28.24 -7.25
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 6.28 12.85 +6.57
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 57.70 55.88 -1.82
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