Monitoring Reports

During periods of drought, the Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac (CO-OP) helps manage the Washington metropolitan area water supply system by coordinating withdrawals from the Potomac River and off-river reservoirs and recommending releases from upstream reservoirs when forecasted flow in the river is not sufficient to meet expected needs. These needs include water demands and an environmental flow-by of 100 million gallons per day (MGD) on the Potomac River at Little Falls dam near Washington, D.C.

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Wednesday 09/22/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 14:00

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The weather forecast and operational recommendations remain the same.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/21: 620 MGD (970 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/22: 620 MGD (est., based on most
recently available real time data) (955 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/21: 940 MGD (1450 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/22: 890 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1380 cfs)

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Tuesday 09/21/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 14:00

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The weather forecast and operational recommendations remain the same
as this morning.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/20: 660 MGD (1020 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/21: 600 MGD (est., based on most
recently available real time data) (923 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/20: 930 MGD (1440 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/21: 960 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1480 cfs)

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Monday 09/20/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 14:00

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Weather forecasts and operational recommendations are unchanged since this morning. Flow at Little Falls has dropped due to high Potomac River withdrawals this morning, related in part to work that WSSC is doing on their Patuxent plant.

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Sunday 09/19/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Sun, 09/19/2010 - 14:00

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Weather conditions and operational recommendations remain the same as
this morning.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/18: 640 MGD (990 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/19: 680 MGD (est., based on most
recently available real time data) (1050 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/18: 990 MGD (1530 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/19: 940 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1460 cfs)

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Saturday 09/18/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Sat, 09/18/2010 - 14:00

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Weather conditions and operational recommendations remain the same as this morning.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/17: 500 MGD (780 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/18: 620 MGD (est., based on most recently available real time data) (955 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/17: 940 MGD (1450 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/18: 1010 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1560 cfs)

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Friday 09/17/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 14:00

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Weather conditions and operational recommendations remain the same as this morning.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/16: 440 MGD (680 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/17: 490 MGD (est., based on most recently available real time data) (759 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/16: 810 MGD (1260 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/17: 940 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1460 cfs)

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Thursday 09/16/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 14:00

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Weather conditions and operational recommendations remain the same as
this morning.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/15: 470 MGD (720 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/16: 350 MGD (est., based on most
recently available real time data) (548 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/15: 720 MGD (1110 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/16: 810 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1250 cfs)

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Wednesday 09/15/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 09/15/2010 - 14:00

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There has been no change in weather conditions. Operational
recommendations remain the same as in this morning's update.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/14: 490 MGD (760 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/15: 380 MGD (est., based on most
recently available real time data) (593 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/14: 740 MGD (1140 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/15: 720 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1120 cfs)

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Tuesday 09/14/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Tue, 09/14/2010 - 14:00

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No change in the weather forecast. Without additional rain, flows may begin to drop in the near future. The recent drop in Little Falls flows is likely due to the load shift by Washington Aqueduct.

Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Monday 09/13/2010)

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 14:00

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No change in the weather forecast. Flows at Little Falls have improved temporarily. Utilities should operate per operation preference.

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/12: 460 MGD (710 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/13: 580 MGD (est., based on most recently available real time data) (892 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/12: 690 MGD (1060 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/13: 720 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1120 cfs)