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1/4/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Ogeechee River watershed on the drought map
Hinesville water main break and BWA
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - last updated 446 pm EST
Drinking Water Advisories
Hinesville issued a BWA following a water main break yesterday on Highway 84. The advisory impacted all customers connected to the City of Hinesville water system east of Wallace Martin Drive. According to City of Hinesville, the BWA has been lifted as of this update.
Streamflow situation from USGS Waterwatch gages throughout Georgia
Flint River has picked up flow volume near Thomaston, no longer at extreme low level reported earlier this morning. In the Mississippi drainage basin, Flint River tributary Kinchafoonee Creek is still flowing at an extreme low level near Dawson. For the Atlantic drainage side of the divide, Oconee River debuts Thursday afernoon with an extreme low flow rating near Mount Vernon. Ocmulgee River tributary Tobesofkee Creek remains at an extreme low flow level, 1.16 percentile near Macon.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow compared with historic average
Ogeechee River watershed climbs on the drought map Thursday, rated below normal in east Washington, Glascock, Jefferson, west Burke, north Emanuel and north Jenkins Counties. Adjacent below normal rated area in Savannah River watershed remains as yesterday, including Wilkes, Lincoln, Taliaferro, north Warren and north McDuffie Counties. As seen yesterday in the Atlantic drainage basin, the Lower Ocmulgee River watershed continues below normal including south Macon, Peach, Houston, Twiggs, Bleckley, Pulaski, Wilcox, Ben Hill and Telfair Counties.
On the Mississippi-Gulf side of the state divide, Tallapoosa River watershed has jumped back on the drought map in north GA at below normal, covering Haralson and Carroll Counties. Tennessee east and west watersheds along the north state line have also descended below normal overnight. Coosa River watershed is entirely captured in the below normal rating Thursday as much below normal streamflows over the previous seven days average below the seasonal normal values.
In the Mississippi drainage area of southwest GA, moderate drought has overtaken all of the lower Flint River watershed, adding Calhoun, Dougherty, Mitchell, Baker and Decatur Counties. As reported yesterday, moderate drought rated area in Flint River watershed still applies to south Marion and Schley, west Sumter and Lee and northeast Terrell Counties. Lower Chattahoochee River watershed remains below normal from Muscogee to the northern edge of Seminole County as observed yesterday. Most area of Seminole, Miller and east Early are as yet unrated on the drought map as of this update Thursday morning.
USGS seven-day average streamflows at each monitoring location are rated against the historic average flow volume for this day. Results appear on the drought map, showing surface area with a rating: below normal, moderate drought, severe drought or extreme drought. The drought-rated surface area most often follows watershed lines, the physical topography of drainage and direction of flow of the surface water across the state. The watershed layer on the map shows surface area impacted by streamflows in each drainage area. Turn the directional arrows on to see which way the water flows, along with hazardous spills reported in the area that could have an impact on water quality.
Hazardous Spills files released from Georgia Department of Environmental Conservation
A large wastewater spill impacting state water has been investigated with details released by EPD. The incident occurred Dec 21 in Whitfield County, over 13500 gallons discharged from a Wastewater Treatment Plant on Frontier Trail in Dalton reached Stonebranch Creek. Note Coosa River watershed has been experiencing low flow levels, rated below normal on the drought map, see above.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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