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 4.23 4.85 -0.62 -3.71
2 Cleveland White 1945 3.40 5.77 -2.37 -7.21
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 3.03 5.84 -2.81 -2.69
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 0.57 5.01 -4.44 -10.02
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 2.28 4.88 -2.60 -1.89
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 3.82 4.24 -0.42 +0.19
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 2.34 5.54 -3.20 -12.02
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 6.31 4.30 +2.01 -2.28
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 6.65 6.38 +0.27 -5.37
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 6.52 5.87 +0.65 -5.37
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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.] Click on the word "Site" in the table to view more information about the site.
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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 528 849 -38%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 420 1,089 -61%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 4,682 6,638 -29%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 154 442 -65%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 102,000 95,800 +6%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,005,300 1,018,400 -1%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 284,600 264,100 +8%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 67,600 66,400 +2%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 189,100 192,300 -2%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 132,000 117,500 +12%
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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.] Click on the word "Site" in the table to view more information about the site.
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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 16.79 16.35 -0.44
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 8.26 6.43 -1.83
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 17.02 15.49 -1.53
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 164.21 164.46 +0.25
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 31.92 32.40 +0.48
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 25.52 21.07 -4.45
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 140.42 109.06 -31.36
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 32.46 32.71 +0.25
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 127.13 129.82 +2.69
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 4.65 6.43 +1.78
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 32.65 29.68 -2.97
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 6.64 13.54 +6.90
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 58.27 55.51 -2.76
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