Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Thursday, 2023-08-31)

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 08/31/2023 - 14:15

River Flows at Little Falls continue to decline and are currently at 587 cfs.

Washington Aqueduct’s voluntary load shift from Great Falls to Little Falls is still ongoing.

Daily flows:
Little Falls gage flow 2023-08-30: 472 MGD (730 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 2023-08-31: 379 MGD (est., based on recently available real-time data) (587 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 2023-08-30: 814 MGD (1260 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 2023-08-31: 821 MGD (est., based on recently available real-time data) (1270 cfs)

Recommended operations for today (2023-08-31 P.M.):

Fairfax Water:
Per operational preference.

WSSC:
Per operational preference.

Aqueduct:
Per operational preference.

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