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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
February 10, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
97%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
3.81 inches [
18.22]
- Monthly total to date:
0.55
29 year
February average rainfall:
3.20
- Median drought year average through
February:
5.28 [
12.99]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.04 [
-0.15]
(
February
28)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
236 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.585 MGD; Finish flow
18.039 MGD)
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