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6/13/2024
WT Staff
 HAPPENING NOW
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Streamflows trending lower in central GA
June 13, 2024 913 am EDT
Current Streamflow Situation
The march of below normal streamflows has settled in further overnight. Chattahoochee, Flint, Ocmulgee and Oconee River watersheds are impacted by the slowing of the streamflows. beginning to look more below seasonal normal than continue in the Chattahoochee and Flint River watersheds, now popping up across the state height-of-land divide on the Atlantic drainage side in the Ocmulgee and Oconee River watersheds. As of this report, there are no flood events recorded in Georgia, no extreme high or low flows. The drought map is unchanged overnight, four watersheds falling on both sides of the state divide are still rated below normal including Mississippi/Gulf basin's Tallapoosa River watershed below normal again today, Flint River watershed below normal from south Fulton to Taylor County. On the Atlantic side of the drainage divide, the lower Ocmulgee River watershed stays below normal from south Laurens County, west Wheeler, east Dodge and north Telfair Counties; and Brier Creek channel is still rated below normal through south McDuffie, north Glascock, central Burke and central Screven Counties in the Savannah River watershed.
WT USA Flows and Flood Tracker provisional data from the network of USGS streamflow monitors
Thirty-five flood events are recorded on the national USGS network Thursday, down from forty-three Wednesday. Two more flood events have ended in Louisiana overnight with another one looking to be out of flood stage very soon. WT USA now tracking five reference floods through the coverage area New York, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana. At the writing of this report, all are occurring in Louisiana.
Louisiana: Two more flooding incidents monitored by the Louisiana network of the USGS have ceased overnight. Region 7 Pearl River is back in the channel as of last evening around 6 pm. Region 4 border Sabine River ceased the overflow near Burkeville around 6 am this morning. Five stations still flooding in Louisiana, Region 1 Bayou Bodcau Lake maintains a level four feet over the basin near Shreveport. Region 4 border Sabine River is still out of the channel near Logansport, near Bon Wier and near Ruliff. East Region 4 Calcasieu River is recorded at ten inches over flood stage near Glenmora. Twelvemile Bayou is no longer flowing high near Dixie. For more information on the flood trend in Louisiana, see black tags indicating flood flow volume and gauge height 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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