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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
92% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.9 (
-1.4),
11.8 (
-0.2),
18.1 (
-0.9),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
November 3, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
40.75 inches [
3.37]
- Monthly total to date:
0.65
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.73
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-8.87 [
-4.65]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
10/16/17 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon gate closed 11/07
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
259 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.360 MGD; Finish flow
15.665 MGD)
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