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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
- 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
November 2, 2012.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2011)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
48.27 inches [
7.85]
- Monthly total to date:
0.05
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.73
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.00 [
+0.43]
(
November
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:
287 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
13.937 MGD; Finish flow
16.596 MGD)
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