Daily Potomac flow and demand update (Tuesday 08/24/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 09:00

The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center shows that most of the basin received between 0 and 0.5 inches of rain yesterday. A few isolated areas near the North Fork of the Shenandoah River received as much as 4 inches of rain yesterday. Over the next 48 hours there is a chance of 0.10 to 1 inches of rain, with larger amounts occurring in the southwest portion of the basin. The National Weather Service Quantitative Precipitation Forecast shows possible accumulation of 0 to 0.5 inches of rain over the next 5 day period.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 08/23: 890 MGD (1370 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 08/24: 810 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1260 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 08/23: 1030 MGD (1600 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 08/24: 1010 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1560 cfs)

Net Potomac Production (08/23/10):
FW Corbalis raw water withdrawal (Potomac): 120 MGD
WSSC Potomac Production: 145 MGD
Aqueduct withdrawal: 172 MGD
Total Potomac demand: 437 MGD

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