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 3.42 3.52 -0.10 -3.09
2 Cleveland White 1945 5.63 4.58 +1.05 -4.84
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 5.88 5.43 +0.45 +0.12
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 3.97 3.56 +0.41 -5.58
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 6.54 3.93 +2.61 +0.71
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 5.44 4.13 +1.31 +0.61
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 3.46 4.07 -0.61 -8.82
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 4.27 3.58 +0.69 -4.29
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 5.89 5.66 +0.23 -5.64
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 5.78 5.21 +0.57 -6.02
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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 1,064 1,118 -5%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 928 1,304 -29%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 13,850 7,448 +86%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 513 312 +64%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 102,000 96,200 +6%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,064,600 1,078,000 -1%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 294,200 273,400 +8%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 73,000 66,800 +9%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 195,100 194,400 0%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 132,000 119,900 +10%
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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 15.64 14.63 -1.01
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 7.41 5.97 -1.44
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 15.46 14.80 -0.66
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 163.38 164.40 +1.02
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 30.50 31.42 +0.92
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 23.22 19.62 -3.60
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 131.64 108.12 -23.52
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 29.32 32.10 +2.78
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 124.14 129.52 +5.38
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 6.07 6.53 +0.46
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 35.02 29.06 -5.96
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 5.07 13.26 +8.19 June high
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 57.83 55.26 -2.57
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