WATER WATCH FOR
MARCH 15, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
March 8, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
98%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2018)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
11.46 inches [
23.54]
- Monthly total to date:
1.36
29 year
March average rainfall:
4.37
- Median drought year average through
March:
7.78 [
16.55]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.35 [
+0.88]
(
March
31)
- 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:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.326 MGD; Finish flow
16.864 MGD)
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