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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20051457 Ver 1_Re USGS streamflow and ground-water conditions in NC through Monday June 13.msg_20110614Strickland, Bev From: Brian Fuchs [bfuchs @unlnotes.unl.edu] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:24 PM To: Peter Corrigan Cc: Allison.Wash @va.usda.gov; Ashley. E.Hatchell @usace. army. miI; Brian. Cullen @noaa.gov; Haines, Brian; Darin Figurskey; Lane, David; Owen, Debra; eric.seymour @noaa.gov; gagalleh @duke- energy.com; garry_grabow @ncsu.edu; George. Mathews @noaa.gov, Brady, Harold M., Kritzer, Jamie, John C Weaver; jeff.orrock @noaa.gov; Prevette, Jim; Hoffmann, Jucilene; Kathleen Carroll; Lara.Pagano @noaa.gov; Peele, Linwood; Michael .A.Young @saw02.usace. army. miI; Michael. Moneypenny @noaa.gov; Orbon, Mike; Sarwar, Neelufa; Patricia. Tanner @noaa.gov; Richard. Neuherz @noaa.gov; rwall @ncem.org; ryan_boyles @ncsu.edu; Young, Sarah- . Hamill @noaa.gov, Fransen, Tom; Reeder, Tom; tony_dorn @nass.usda.gov; Lawrence, Torey; Cox, Vernon N; Munden, Wayne; Yonts, Woody Subject: Re: USGS streamflow and ground -water conditions in NC through Monday, June 13 Attachments: peter_corrigan.vcf; usdm- 110614SE- dr2.png Importance: High I wanted to send out what I have in Draft #2 so far before the call. Most of the changes in NIC were slight up to this point to match up with changes I have made in VA and SC. I am looking forward to the call. Thanks Brian Fuchs NDMC June 14, 2011 Ujff S. Drought Monitor Valid 8 a.m. E DT in L-nisdv. DO _'b=rmally Day D1 Draught - I'dodersic- D2 DT-aught- Severs D2,DT-aught- EKtrerrK- D4Daught- Exoeoflonsl Brian A. Fuchs, Climatologist National Drought Mitigation Center School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln 824 Hardin Hall 3310 Holdrege Street Lincoln, NE 68583-0988 Orouqft ft pwl Tee: P-1 DAinakes d=in ant impacts A_;. i lti rsli crops, pastur--, grasslands"! H = H�&na[cg issl jwetse, 1, N a type, = Both i,—rp acts Phone:402-472-6775 Phone:402-472-6707 (NDMC Secretary) fax: 402-472-2946 http://www.drought.unl.edu http://snr.unl.edu Peter Corrigan <Peter.Corrigan@noaa.gov> 06/14/2011 12:11 PM USDA am N, �1_11A"-Ja Released Thursday, June 16, 201 To John C Weaver <jcweaver@usgs.gov> cc "Yonts, Woody" <woody.yonts@ncdenr.gov>, Ashley.E.Hatchell@usace.army.mil, Brian. Cullen @noaa.gov, Brian. Haines @ncdenr.gov, david.lane @ncdenr.gov, debra.owen @ncdenr.gov, eric.seymour @noaa.gov, gagalleh @duke - energy.com, garry_grabow @ncsu.edu, George. Mathews @noaa.gov, harold.m.brady @ncdenr.gov, jamie.kritzer @ncdenr.gov, jeff.orrock @noaa.gov, jim.prevette @ncdenr.gov, jucilene.hoffmann @ncdenr.gov, Lara.Pagano @noaa.gov, linwood.peele @ncdenr.gov, Michael .A.Young @saw02.usace. army. mil, Michael. Moneypenny @noaa.gov, mike.orbon @ncdenr.gov, neelufa.sarwar @ncdenr.gov, Patricia.Tanner @noaa.gov, Richard.Neuherz @noaa.gov, rwall @ncem.org, ryan_boyles @ncsu.edu, sarah.young @ncdenr.gov, Todd.Hamill @noaa.gov, Tom.Fransen @ncdenr.gov, tom.reeder @ncdenr.gov, tony_dorn @nass.usda.gov, Torey_Lawrence @nass.usda.gov, Vernon.Cox @ncagr.gov, Wayne.Munden @ncdenr.gov, Brian Fuchs <bfuchs @UNLNOTES.UNL.EDU >, Allison.Wash @va.usda.gov, Kathleen Carroll <Kathleen. Carroll @noaa.gov >, Darin Figurskey <Darin.Figurskey @noaa.gov> Subject Re: USGS streamflow and ground -water conditions in NC through Monday, June 13 will not be on call today but endorse status quo in NW NC counties ... as per Draft 41 of USDM PC On 6/14/2011 11:46 AM, John C Weaver wrote: NC Drought advisory group, Rainfall amounts indicated on the precipitation maps for the past week were fairly decent across parts of North Carolina. The maps indicate a large part of the state having received at least 75% or better normal rainfall during the period ( http : / /water.weather.gov /precip/ -or- http : / /www.nc - climate.ncsu.edu /mpe departure /). Of note, rainfall totals exceeding 2 inches are indicated for the southern Piedmont, northern mountains and Foothills regions, along the NC/Tenn border, and parts of the northern Coastal Plain. Nevertheless, a large area of 30 -day percent of normal precipitation in the range of 10 -25 percent continues to be visible along the eastern Coastal Plain and also in a small area of the headwaters for the Little Tennessee / French Broad River basins. Streamflow conditions noted on the real -time maps are very similar to the conditions noted last week in that below - normal streamflow conditions continue to be visibly widespread across much of the state (http:Hwaterwatch.usgs.gov/ new / ?m= real &r =nc &w= real %2Cmap). The only area of streamflow conditions depicted in the normal range is the northwest corner within the New River and upper Yadkin headwaters basins. Streamflow conditions depicted in the "less than 10th percentile range" continue to be widespread in the eastern half of the state with a small number of sites in the NE Cape Fear River basin and middle Tar River basin indicated at record low for the calendar date. The 28 -day average streamflow map (http: / /waterwatch.usgs.gov/ new /index.php ?m= pa28d &r =nc &w =map) indicates widespread conditions in the 'less than 10th percentile" across most of the Sand Hills and Coastal Plain regions. As of June 12 (Sunday), streamflow conditions indicate 62 percent of sites across North Carolina have percentiles for 7- day average flows falling below the 25th percentile for the calendar date (see graph below). This percentage indicates practically no change in overall streamflow relative to 63 percent just a week ago. Not much change was noted in the groundwater depictions during the past week for the 10 observation wells in the Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and Sand Hills regions within the NC Climate Response network (http: / /ogw01.er.usgs.gov /crn /StateMaps /NC.html). Among these 10 wells, groundwater conditions continue to be depicted at levels in the normal (7), below normal (2), and much below normal (1) ranges. The water levels at the Chapel Hill well have stabilized with very little change during the past week. Water levels at this well increased during the past few weeks in response to the sudden heavy rainfall that occurred on May 27 (http: / /waterdata.usgs.gov /nwis /uv ?site no= 355522079043001). Water levels at the six Coastal Plain observation wells within the same network are currently depicted in the below - normal range for 2 wells, much below - normal for 3 wells, and record low for the month at 1 well. The well with the record low for the month (June) is near Hoke in Washington County ( http:// groundwaterwatch .usgs.gov /AWLSites.asp ?S= 354418076463601 &ncd =crn). The four wells with water levels in the much below normal ranges and record for the month are all located within the area of the Coastal Plain where 30 -day precipitation deficits in the range of 10 to 25 percent have been predominant and where the D1 drought depiction has been recently expanded across the region. Draft 1 for this week's release was available as of Monday afternoon with no changes yet indicated for North Carolina. Changes made last week were the expansion of D1 across the northern Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions as well as introduction of DO across parts of the southern mountains and Piedmont regions. As for this week's depiction, the pattern of rainfall across the state during the past week potentially raises the "credibility issue" of showing deteriorated conditions where warranted when fairly decent rainfall amounts have been noted. A couple of areas where deterioration may be warranted: (1) The French Broad River basin where DO may be justified on the basis of 30 -day percent of normal precipitation with many streams depicted in the below - normal range of flow. (2) Expansion of D2 across a couple areas of the Coastal Plain? ... (a) parts of the lower Cape Fear in Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen and (b) parts of the Tar River basin where widespread much below - normal and record low streamflow conditions for the calendar date have been noted during the past few weeks. Comments and opinions welcome... Thanks. JCWeaver ****************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** J. Curtis Weaver, Hydrologist, PE USGS North Carolina Water Science Center 3916 Sunset Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607 Phone: (919) 571 -4043 H Fax: (919) 571 -4041 Mobile: (919) 830 -6235 E -mail address -- jcweaver(a�usgs.gov Internet address --.http://nc.water.usgs.gov ****************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** -- USDM draft (if available) -- As of Monday afternoon, draft 1 for this week's version was available with no changes yet indicated for North Carolina. Brian Fuchs, climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the USDM author for this week's release. In the email accompanying the first draft, he made no specific comments concerning the Carolinas region. USDM archive (you can select North Carolina from the drop -down box near the top, a quick way to see the last two USDM releases): htto:H drouaht.unl.edu /dm /archive.html -- Observed precipitation -- Sources of precipitation totals are available from the following: (1) USGS rainfall totals (sorted by county) for the last 7 days at http : / /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /current ?tvpe = precip &group kev= county cd (2) State Climate Office of North Carolina at http : / /www.nc - climate.ncsu.edu /mpe departure/ (3) NOAA NWS's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service at http://water.weather.gov/preci shown below pulled from the NOAA NWS's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service at http : / /water.weather.gov /precip/ North Carolina: Current 7 —Day Observed Precipitation Valid at 6/13/2011 1200 UTC— Created 6/13/11 23:56 UTC -- Streamflow -- 4: 1106", RITITIT41HRIT110111111111 Current conditions are depicted as real -time, 7 -day, 14 -day, and 28 -day flows available in the WaterWatch series of maps at: http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/classic/?m=real&r=nc&w=real%2Cmap Current conditions... 6 Tuesday, June 14, 2011 08 :30ET WIM MUSIGS Last week's conditions... Tuesday, June 07, 2011 08 :30ET When viewing the USGS WaterWatch streamflow information, you can hover your cursor over a site and a pop -up box appears with various pieces of information, including the percentile for the current streamflow AND the current percentage Explanation - Percentile classes ......,. Lew X10 1 5 -7 r 6 -90 > . � dol- ranked Ajr m ed u w __I , 4OW Ahpvp MUch abO �8l tral . rmal � When viewing the USGS WaterWatch streamflow information, you can hover your cursor over a site and a pop -up box appears with various pieces of information, including the percentile for the current streamflow AND the current percentage of mean and median for the calendar date. Highlighting current flows (June 14 morning) at some selected gaging stations (obtained from http : / /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /current / ?type =flow ): Site number Site name (and County) Flow Jun 07 Current flow (% of) Median Jun 14 02053200 Potecasi Creek near Union (Hertford) -- 6.0 cfs 6.7 cfs 230 29 cfs 02106500 Black River near Tomahawk (Sampson) -- 37 cfs 16 cfs 5.90 272 cfs 02085500 Flat River at Bahama (Durham) -- 14 cfs 20 cfs 56% 36 cfs 02096960 Haw River near Bynum (Chatham) -- 159 cfs 271 cfs 640 423 cfs 02115360 Yadkin River at Enon (Yadkin) -- 1,630 cfs 1,890 cfs 880 2,140 cfs 02152100 First Broad River near Casar (Cleveland) -- 32 cfs 28 cfs 42% 67 cfs 03451500 French Broad River at Asheville (Buncombe) -- 1,020 cfs 1,070 cfs 67% 1,590 cfs 03550000 Valley River at Tomotla (Cherokee) -- 85 cfs 93 cfs 600 154 cfs Focusing on the 7-day average flows... Visit the WaterWatch pages at http: / /waterwatch.usgs.gov /classic / ?r =nc to get the most recent data for sites of interest. Durations plots for selected individual USGS stations can be accessed at http: / /nc.water.usgs.gov /drought /duration.html The OVERALL 7 -day average flows by HUC map (http:Hwaterwatch.usgs.gov /classic / ?m= pa07d &r= nc &w =pa07d nwc %2Cmap) are depicted in the image below: Monday, June 13, 2011 I, SGS 8 To help provide more detail by major basin, the BELOW NORMAL 7 -day average flows by HUC map (http: / /waterwatch.usgs.gov /classic /index.php ?map type =drvw &state =nc) are depicted in the image below: Monday, June 13, 2011 I, SGS As of June 12 (Sunday), the graph of 7 -day flow percentiles shown below indicates 62 percent of sites across North Carolina have percentiles for 7 -day average flows falling below the 25th percentile for the calendar date. And 31 percent of sites across North Carolina are shown as having 7 -day average flows below the 10th percentile or reaching new minimum for calendar date. The percentage of sites with 7 -day average flows falling below the 25th percentile "bottomed out" at 77 percent on June 10. Compared to June 05 (Sunday), the current values indicate substantial deterioration in overall streamflow conditions during course of the past week, considering 63% of sites across the state were below the 25th percentile and 29% of sites were below 10th percentile and /or reaching new minimum for the calendar date. Below is a graph developed from the 7 -day average flow summary table available at: http: / /waterwater.usgs.gov/ classic / ?m= pa07d &r= nc &w= paO7d %2Ctable i i If i Less than 25th percentile Percentage of sites in North Carolina with 7 -day t Less than 10th percentile indicated percentile range or lowe New ruin forthe day August - -, - - -- 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 Date Another measure of the streamflow conditions is available from maps of median percentiles for 7 -day average flows for the previous 7 -, 14- 30 -, 60 -, and 90 -day periods updated through June 13 (Monday). These maps are intended to provide some kind of "long- term" index of the streamflow conditions (not available through the USGS WaterWatch pages) that is mapped according to the classification scheme for streamflow used by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Map images (via the above URL) showing the median percentiles for 7 -day average flows for previous 7 and 30 days are shown below. http: / /nc. water. usgs .gov /drought/dm- streamflow.html 10 L w Q) Previous 30 days Monday, June 1, 2011 i Explanation Unregulated Regulated No - No Drought ( >30 percentile) 10 Im DO - Abnormally Dry (21 to 30 percentile) D ❑ D1 - Moderate Drought (11 to 20 percentile) D D2 - Severe Drought (6 to 10 percentile) D3 - Extreme Drought (3 to 5 percentile) D4 - Exceptional Drought (0 to 2 percentile) n/d - Not determined 0 ❑ 11 The following ArcMap screenshot shows the change in the median percentiles of 7 -day average flows for 7 -day period from last week (with last week's U.S. Drought Monitor in the background). In other words, at a given site, take last week's median percentile and compare it to this week's median percentile. Sites in red indicate a decrease in the median percentile from last week to this week (suggesting a decline in streamflow). Sites in blue indicate an increase in the median percentile from last week to this week (suggesting an improvement decline in streamflow). The size of the circles indicates the general range in percentile increase or decrease (note legend to left of the map). 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F� µ "g I Hev!r Virginia 7 M M Shown below are the hydrographs at four selected wells across North Carolina... real -time page for USGS ground water data in NC is available at http: / /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /current ?tvpe =qw (MOUNTAINS) NC -144 at Blantyre in Transylvania County (http: / /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /dv / ?site no= 351808082374302 &agency cd =USGS &referred module =sw) 13 New <10 10-24 . ...................................... 25-75 75-90 >90 New Not Low � hrlucn Below e'l ..... Below — - ...... Nonnal love l........................ k �ve High F�anl�eei Shown below are the hydrographs at four selected wells across North Carolina... real -time page for USGS ground water data in NC is available at http: / /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /current ?tvpe =qw (MOUNTAINS) NC -144 at Blantyre in Transylvania County (http: / /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /dv / ?site no= 351808082374302 &agency cd =USGS &referred module =sw) 13 USES 351 080823 '430 TR-065 (NC-144) AT BLANTYRE, NC (REGOLITH) 27.40 27.60 27.80 (U L ,-I = 28.80 L Q 4J 28.20 O CL 28.40 W. May May Jun Jun 21 28 04 11 2011 2011 2011 2011 ---- Provisional Data Subject to Revision ---- 14 2119.80 CU Q. 2119.60 of 0 2119.40 > 0 z 2119.20 m 2119.00 -4 L m 2118.80 C O (WESTERN PIEDMONT) NC -193, Piedmont RS near Barber in Rowan County (http: / /waterdata .usgs.gov /nc /nwis /dv / ?dd cd =01 72019 00003 &format =imq default &site no= 354057080362601 &set to qscale v =0 &begin date = 20070319) 15 USES 351808082374302 TR -065 (SIC -144) AT BLANTYRE, HC (RE OLITH a 0 25 +9 2122 +9 J cu Q Q. .0 26 +9 2121 +9 S 4 � 27 +9 2126 +9 S y 28 +9 2119 +9 d C7 } L) Q z --I Q. L 29 +9 2116+6 Q 10 i 30.0 2117 +9 C to c} }°, r-I 31 +9 2116 +9 r0 32 +$ 2115 +9 � G M 33 +9 2114 +9 3 r H a 34 +6 � L Jul Sep Now Jan Mar May 2919 2919 2919 2911 2911 2911 — Daily nean depth to water level Period of provisional data Period of approved data (WESTERN PIEDMONT) NC -193, Piedmont RS near Barber in Rowan County (http: / /waterdata .usgs.gov /nc /nwis /dv / ?dd cd =01 72019 00003 &format =imq default &site no= 354057080362601 &set to qscale v =0 &begin date = 20070319) 15 16 SGS 3540 x'0803 01 Rte -149 NC -193) PIEDMONT RS 1 NR BARBER (RE OLIT m C 7 60 - 670.40 7.70 670.30 y 7.80 670.20 7.9$ 670,10 Lo �F z 8.00 670.00 a+ L 8.10 669,90 m Q 8.20 669.80 8.30 669.70 L CU m r 8.40 669.60 3 C p 8.5$ 669.50 C 0 May May Jun Jun ca 21 28 04 11 2011 2011 2011 2011 - - -- Provisional Data Subject to Revision - - -- 0 Measured depth to water level — Depth to water level 16 (EASTERN PIEDMONT) NC -126 at Chapel Hill in Orange County ( http:/ /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /dv/ ?site no= 355522079043001 &agency cd =USGS &referred module =sw) SGS 3540 x'0803 01 Rte -149 (SIC -193) PIEDMONT RS 1 NR BARBER (RE OLIT a 6.00 672.00 1 0 HILL, H (RE t LITH) 44.70 CU 466.80 4J 6.50 671,50 m 44.80 y 7.00 466.70 671.00 a > Do L) z 44.90 Q 0 7.50 670.50 0 4J 8.00 45.00 670.00 y L 466.50 y +. C6 L Gi p 8.50 669.50 J +4 y 45.10 J H 466.40 L r 0 a 9.00 669.00 L 45.20 Jul Sep Now Jan Mar May 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 O — Daily nean depth to water level Period of provisional data Period of approved data L Gi (EASTERN PIEDMONT) NC -126 at Chapel Hill in Orange County ( http:/ /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /dv/ ?site no= 355522079043001 &agency cd =USGS &referred module =sw) 17 USGS 355522079 143001 OR -069 (NC-126) AT CHAPEL HILL, H (RE t LITH) 44.70 466.80 44.80 466.70 44.90 466.60 z �y 45.00 466.50 y �F Ly L +4 y 45.10 466.40 L GU 45.20 466.30 O L Gi 45.30 466.20 +4 CL G] C � d L L 45.40 466.10 0 May May Jun Jun 21 28 04 11 2011 2011 2011 2011 - - -- Provisional Data Subject to Revision - - -- 17 (COASTAL PLAIN) NC -160 near Simpson in Pitt County ( http:/ /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /dv/ ?site no= 353219077153801 &agency cd =USGS &referred module =sw) 18 "SGS 355522079 143001 OR -069 (NC-126) AT CHAPEL HILL, H (RE LITI -4 4$t$ e« 471.0 ti Q 41.9 0 470.0 G Q y 42.E Z D} ° 469.0 L) y L 4319 no -M C 466.6 4 4.9 cu D r 467.6 a 45.6 cu G y G +4 466.$ H 46.0 r o Jul Sep Now Jan Mar May 2919 2616 2919 2911 2911 2911 — Daily nean depth to water level — Estinated daily nean depth to water level Period of approved data Period of provisional data (COASTAL PLAIN) NC -160 near Simpson in Pitt County ( http:/ /waterdata.usgs.gov /nc /nwis /dv/ ?site no= 353219077153801 &agency cd =USGS &referred module =sw) 18 s 0 4J ,U �L) Qy L N L Q 4J i O 4J L C6 4� G JSGS 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 m 353 19077153801 PI -532 (NC-160) NR SIMPSON, N (SURD May May Jun Jun 21 28 04 11 2011 2011 2011 2011 - - -- Provisional data Subject to Revision - - -- - Depth to water level Value exceeds "standard difference" threshold. 19 -?IAL) 52.0 0 sw 51.5 0 Lo z 51.0 m 0 m 50.5 r-I CU } G} 50.0 L CU m 49.5 C 7 O L L7 20 USGS 353 19077153801 PI -532 (NC-160) NR SIMPSON, N URFI IAL) O 4ti 1 +$ 5555 +9 Q- 2 ry �y .0 54 +$ S 41 o% 3 +0 +$ 52 +$ 41 0 55 +0 51 0 +} +$ i a 6 + 59 +$ }y 7.: m -W 49 +9 L C6 8 Gi P p +9 48 +9 s 9 H o +$ Jul Sep Now Jan Mar May C L 2919 2919 2919 2911 2811 2911 0 — Daily nean depth to water level Period of approved data Period of provisional data — Lowest recorded water level prior to MY2911 (8 +97 ft Oct 23,24, 2997) 20