Daily Potomac flow and demand update (Friday 07/09/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 09:00

Stream flows continue to fall throughout the basin. Yesterday's daily mean flow at Little Falls was 890 MGD (1370 cfs). The July 4th whitewater release is almost past Point of Rocks, and should be arriving at Little Falls today - producing a short-term uptick in flow.

MARFC's observed precipitation maps indicate that there were scattered thunderstorms in the basin over the past 24 hours, with accumulations
of 1/2 to 1.5 inches in a few localized areas. MARFC predicts accumulations of over an inch throughout much of the basin in the next 48 hours.

Because of uncertainty about next week's flow conditions, we will continue daily monitoring throughout this weekend.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 07/08: 890 MGD (1370 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 07/09: 850 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1320 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 07/08: 1340 MGD (2080 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 07/09: 1310 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (2020 cfs)

Net Potomac Production (07/08/10):
FW Corbalis raw water withdrawal (Potomac): 154 MGD
WSSC Potomac Production: 167 MGD
Aqueduct withdrawal: 192 MGD
Total Potomac demand: 513 MGD

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