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WATER WATCH FOR
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.9 (
+0.6),
12.6 (
+0.6),
19.9 (
+0.9),
and
33.5 (
+1.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
January 31, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
97%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2019)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
6.57 inches [
17.25]
- Monthly total to date:
2.37
4.2029 year
February average rainfall:
3.02
- Median drought year average through
February:
5.28 [
12.99]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-0.21 [
-1.15]
(
February
29)
- 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:
282 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.095 MGD; Finish flow
15.704 MGD)
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