4/15/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Water news for Monday, April 15, 2024 updated 856 am EDT
Flood Tracker provisional data from USGS streamflow monitors
One hundred and five streamflow gauges record flooding in the USA Monday afternoon, down from one hundred and thirteen Sunday. WT tracks the nation's most common natural disaster dynamics through New York, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana. As of this report we are watching 35 monitors indicating active flooding: 15 in Georgia, 15 in Louisiana, 5 in Ohio.
As of this report, New York has no active flooding, one monitor is recording 99th percentile flow in the southwest, three in the southeast and two in the central basin including one on Long Island.
Georgia is on Day 40 of continuous flooding Monday. Fifteen sites are noted as flooding Monday. Gulf of Mexico basin tributary Spring Creek is no longer flooding near Iron City. Ochlockonee River has ceased flooding near Thomasville, still more than three feet over at Concord. Suwannee River tributary Little River is no longer flooding at Adel and downstream Hahira. Withlacoochee River continues flooding near Bemiss, Quitman and downstream near Pinetta, FL. Alapaha River is still running 99th percentile near Alapaha and flooding at Statenville and Jennings, FL and the Suwannee River is flooding near Fargo. In the Atlantic basin, Altamaha River breached flood stage around 730 pm last night near Baxley. Altamaha tributary Ohoopee River continues to flood near Reidsville. Five stations in the Satilla watershed are still flooding including two locations of Satilla River near Waycross and Atkinson, Alabaha River is flooding near Blackshear, Little Satilla is flooding near Offerman. Savannah River is still flooding near Cylo.
In Ohio, five monitors signal flows above flood stage Monday. Ohio River is flooding at Point Pleasant, WV, downstream Portsmouth. Muskingum River basin tributary Killbuck Creek is still overflowing the channel at Killbuck. In the Lake Erie drainage basin, Tiffin River is still overflowing three to four inches over the channel through the village of Stryker. In the east, Cuyahoga River is still flowing high at Hiram Rapids and Old Portage.
Fifteen stations record flooding in Louisiana Monday. Region 1 Bayou Dorcheat continues to flood near Springhill and downstream at Minden. Bayou Bodcau floods near Shreveport and Caddo Lake is still out of the basin near Mooringsport. In watershed Region 2, Little River continues to flood near Rochelle. In Region 4, Sabine River continues to overflow from Logansport to the lower end near Ruliff, TX. Ouiska Chitto Creek is continues to flooding near Oberlin. Calcasieu River is flooding from Glenmora in the upper channel joining in flooding near Oberlin just before 8am this morning. Calcasieu River is still flooding in the upper channel near Glenmora, near Oberlin and downstream near Kinder. In Region 7, Pearl River continues to flood near Bogalusa and downstream at Town of Pearl River.
See black tags on the map for active flood, blue for high flow, 99th percentile or more.
As many NYS drinking water facilities are supplied from surface water reservoirs, the streamflow situation is pertinent to both drinking water supply and quality. High flows can stir up sediment and cause turbidity in the reservoirs, requiring additional treatments to render the water potable. Low flow volume is linked to warmer temperatures in the reservoir and can be an issue for water quality where HABs are present. WTNY.us tracks streamflow trends with an eye to the impacts on drinking water supply and quality in each of the state's 17 watersheds. Check the watershed layer on the map to see the direction of flow and streamflows that may be impacting drinking water today.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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