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Current Water Conditions in Central and Northeastern Florida - April 7, 2006

NOTE: Data used to prepare this statement are provisional and subject to change. The discharge, gage heights, or elevations may change only slightly or significantly when the record is finalized.

During the month of March 2006, rainfall throughout the area was below normal in most areas. The rainfall summary table below is based on preliminary data from the National Weather Service (NWS) web page.

RAINFALL SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2006

 

Orlando

Melbourne

Daytona Beach

Jacksonville

Monthly total

0.02

0.25

0.08

0.68

Departure, current month

-3.52

-2.67

-3.76

-3.25

Departure, year-to-date

-5.92

-4.96

-5.06

-3.88

SURFACE WATER

As of Wednesday April 5, 2006, of the real-time sites reporting most are indicating lower gage heights than in February.

GROUND WATER

Forty-two groundwater wells throughout central and northeastern Florida were measured near the end of March to determine trends of the Floridan aquifer water level. During March, none of these wells dropped to a new period-of-record minimum elevation. There were forty one wells that dropped from 0.01 ft to 8.06 ft and one well that showed no change.

Surface Water - Duration Graphs Showing Mean Daily Flow at Selected Stations

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Maintainer: USGS Florida Webmasters
Last update: 11:20:08 Thu 13 Apr 2006
URL: http://fltlhsr002.er.usgs.gov/Water_data/FLdrought/orlando_drought.html