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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.9 (
-0.1),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
November 1, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
40.81 inches [
3.40]
- Monthly total to date:
1.42
29 year
Nobember average rainfall:
3.66
- Median drought year average through
Nobember:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-7.20 [
-0.85]
(
Nobember
30)
- 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
14.132 MGD; Finish flow
16.221 MGD)
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