This report contains streamflow and ground-water-level data collected from Statewide networks as part of cooperative programs between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Geologic Survey and other State and local agencies. Reservoir elevation (used to calculate reservoir storage) and precipitation data were provided by the National Weather Service.
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 2.63 4.81 -2.18 +0.92
2 Cleveland White 1945 4.85 5.92 -1.07 +5.23
3 Clayton 1 SSW Rabun 1897 4.82 6.13 -1.31 +4.91
4 Atlanta WSO AP Fulton 1934 3.82 4.81 -0.99 +2.97
5 Athens WSO AP Clarke 1944 2.98 4.42 -1.44 +0.67
6 Augusta WSO AP Richmond 1950 1.75 4.27 -2.52 -3.08
7 Columbus WSO AP Muscogee 1945 3.83 4.85 -1.02 -0.33
8 Macon WSO AP Bibb 1948 3.00 4.74 -1.74 -0.93
9 Savannah WSO AP Chatham 1950 1.35 3.22 -1.87 -3.45
10 Albany 3 SE Dougherty 1892 4.42 4.95 -0.53 -2.01
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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 2,690 1,837 +46%
2 Flint River near Culloden (02347500) Upson 1937 5,537 4,291 +29%
3 Altamaha River at Doctortown (02226000) Wayne 1931 32,130 25,320 +27%
4 Alapaha River at Statenville (02317500) Echols 1932 370 2,137 -83%
Reservoirs:
5 Lake Burton (02178500) Rabun 1929 88,000 73,200 +20%
6 Lake Sidney Lanier (02334400) Forsyth 1956 1,053,500 96,000 +10%
7 Allatoona Reservoir (02393500) Bartow 1949 205,400 204,000 +1%
8 Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (02210000) Butts 1929 57,600 63,500 -9%
9 Sinclair Reservoir (02222500) Baldwin 1952 190,600 188,100 +1%
10 Lake Harding (02341000) Harris 1929 132,000 121,800 +8%
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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 10.54 9.96 -0.58
2 Fort McPherson (10DD02) Fulton Crystalline rock 1973 5.93 4.94 -0.99
3 UGA Experiment Station (11AA01) Spalding Residuum (WT) 1943 11.55 14.06 +2.51
4 U.S. Geological Survey TW 3 (18U001) Twiggs Dublin 1975 163.16 163.67 +0.51
5 D. Hogan (21T001) Laurens Upper Floridan 1964 28.84 27.54 -1.30
6 U.S. Geological Survey TW 4 (11L001) Dougherty Claiborne 1978 26.75 19.82 -6.93 February low
7 Turner City (13L002) Dougherty Clayton 1957 126.02 96.66 -29.36
8 Albany-Dougherty County (13L003) Dougherty Upper Floridan 1963 35.32 31.81 -3.51
9 Valdosta (19E009) Lowndes Upper Floridan 1957 126.84 124.11 -2.73
10 UGA Bamboo Farm (35P094) Chatham Surficial (WT) 1942 5.89 5.11 -0.78
11 Cockspur Pilot House (38Q002) Chatham Upper Floridan 1956 32.98 27.46 -5.52
12 U.S. Geological Survey TW 6 (33H133) Glynn Upper Floridan 1963 3.07 11.44 +8.37
13 Midville Experiment Station (28X001) Burke Midville system 1981 58.67 56.22 -2.45
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