Daily Potomac flow and demand update (Wednesday 11/03/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 09:00

Trace amounts of rain fell upstream of the metro area yesterday. Otherwise, the basin received no precipitation over the last 24 hours. The 48-hour forecast indicates a chance of up to 1 inch of rain in the southern Shenandoah area and between 1/2 and 3/4 of an inch across the rest of the basin. The 5-day forecast predicts accumulations of 1/2 an inch across the basin.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 11/02: 1320 MGD (2040 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 11/03: 1200 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1850 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 11/02: 1200 MGD (1850 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 11/03: 1160 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1800 cfs)

Net Potomac Production (11/02/10):
FW Corbalis raw water withdrawal (Potomac): 75 MGD
WSSC Potomac Production: 103 MGD
Aqueduct withdrawal: 139 MGD
Total Potomac demand: 317 MGD

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