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 4.88 3.53 +1.35 -2.36
2 Cleveland White 1945 11.69 5.33 +6.36 -0.85
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 11.31 6.07 +5.24 +2.55
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 5.81 3.66 +2.15 -7.87
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 7.22 3.70 +3.52 +1.63
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 4.92 4.50 +0.42 +0.61
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 2.23 3.73 -1.50 -13.52
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 5.81 3.63 +2.18 -0.10
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 17.03 7.46 +9.57 +4.20
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 3.44 4.37 -0.93 -6.30
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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 636 755 -16%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 560 864 -35%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 5,397 6,601 -18%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 67.7 415 -84%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 102,000 92,300 +11%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 930,600 959,600 -3%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 252,300 242,700 +4%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 75,000 62,800 +19%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 199,600 185,600 +8%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 135,000 115,500 +17%
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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 18.07 17.37 -0.70
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 8.18 6.77 -1.41
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 17.73 16.20 -1.53
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 164.63 164.58 -0.05
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 34.09 32.74 -1.35
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 26.57 22.32 -4.25
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 141.93 110.63 -31.30
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 33.51 33.73 +0.22
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 129.99 129.55 -0.44
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 1.12 5.99 +4.87
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 33.07 29.73 -3.34
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 5.54 13.19 +7.65
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 58.72 55.96 -2.76
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