Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Monday, 2023-08-28):

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 14:49

River flow at Little Falls has not decreased as drastically as projected over the past 24 hours. Current river flow at Little Falls is about 778 cfs (503 MGD) and predicted to decrease over the next 24 hours. Operations at Dams 4 and 5 are still affecting flows at Little Falls and we are closely watching whether flows will drop below 500 cfs.

 

Daily flows:

Little Falls gage flow 2023-08-27: 550 MGD (851 cfs)

Little Falls gage flow 2023-08-28: 503 MGD (est., based on recently available real-time data) (778 cfs)

Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.

Point of Rocks flow 2023-08-27: 653 MGD (1010 cfs)

Point of Rocks flow 2023-08-28: 763 MGD (est., based on recently available real-time data) (1180 cfs)

 

Recommended operations for today (2023-08-28 P.M.):

Per operational preference. 

 

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