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 7.13 3.22 +3.91 +2.93
2 Cleveland White 1945 10.46 4.16 +6.30 +3.92
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 10.37 5.13 +5.24 +4.81
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 11.04 3.05 +7.99 -0.78
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 7.29 3.28 +4.01 +5.69
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 7.01 2.84 +4.17 +8.74
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 7.60 2.22 +5.38 -7.67
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 4.42 2.18 +2.24 +1.77
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 3.42 2.39 +1.03 +4.86
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 6.53 1.91 +4.62 -3.87
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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 1,619 627 +158%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 2,820 666 +323%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 9,556 4,318 +121%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 40 125 -68%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 101,000 75,000 +35%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 943,900 856,000 +10%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 211,900 184,800 +15%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 69,000 52,300 +32%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 181,800 168,000 +8%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 96,000 102,600 -6%
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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 10.98 16.05 +5.07
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 7.39 6.92 -0.47
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 15.87 17.68 +1.81
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 164.03 164.57 +0.54
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 31.47 34.02 +2.55
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 32.96 24.74 -8.22
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 141.02 109.50 -31.52
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 36.04 36.23 +0.19
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 135.12 133.06 -2.06
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 3.30 6.76 +3.46
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 33.19 29.09 -4.10
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 3.20 12.52 +9.32
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 59.32 56.46 -2.86
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