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5/31/2024
WT Staff
 HAPPENING NOW
Friday, May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024 updated 313 pm EDT
Drinking Water Advisories
Echols County: Boil water advisory issued following a service disruption yesterday. The system-wide advisory will apply for minimum three days and up to possibly five days once water is restored. More to follow.
Echols County: Boil water advisory issued for 363 customers in the community of Statenville until Echols County Water completes safety testing. More to follow.
WT USA Flows and Flood Tracker provisional data from the network of USGS streamflow monitors
Forty-four streamflow gauges are recording above flood stage across the USA Friday, up from thirty-nine floodings observed yesterday. Three cases are observed in the WT coverage area, one in Georgia and two in Louisiana.
Georgia: Atlantic basin's Satilla River is down again overnight, just half a foot over the channel in Atkinson County on a steady decline. We expect to see this flooding ending by this time tomorrow. See black tag indicating flow volume and gauge height, flows updated daily on the map to the right.
Louisiana Another flood event has cropped up overnight in watershed Region 1. Flood stage was breached on Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill around 315 this morning. A 99th percentile flow is recorded on Cypress Bayou near Keithville, also in Region 1. NWS has a flood watch in effect for northwest Louisiana until late tonight as the already saturated soil favors further flooding. According to the hazardous weather outlook, thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Region 4 border water continues to flood, Sabine River runs a level nine inches above the channel near Ruliff, TX as reported here over the last few days, no change to the water level. See black tags indicating flow volume and gauge height, flows updated daily here.
As many drinking water facilities are supplied from surface water reservoirs, the streamflow situation is pertinent to both drinking water supply and quality. High flows can stir up sediment and cause turbidity in the reservoirs, requiring additional treatments to render the water potable. Low flow volume is linked to warmer temperatures in the reservoir and can be an issue for water quality where HABs are present. WT tracks streamflow trends with an eye to the impacts on drinking water supply and quality in each of the state's watersheds. Check the watershed layer on the map to see the direction of flow and streamflows that may be impacting drinking water today.
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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