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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
- 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
November 13, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
88%.
(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:
58.90 inches [
9.09]
- Monthly total to date:
7.37
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.54
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+9.63 [
+1.15]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
11/10/20 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Gates closed LK 11/15, LS 11/16
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
280 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.324 MGD; Finish flow
15.678 MGD)
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