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Category Archives: Rainfall Update
A tale of 3 reservoirs
If August’s precipitation – the best of 2016 thus far – raised anyone’s hopes, September officially dashed them.
Above average August rainfall keeps reservoirs steady
Rainfall in all three reservoir sub-basins exceeded normal in August. While no single event provided the basin with massive runoff, the steady and consistent small rain events kept the reservoirs at a relatively flat level. Leading the charge: Hartwell with … Continue reading
Rain is coming, but will it be enough?
If the first three days in August are any indication, things could be looking up for the Savannah River Basin. Last month, on the other hand, the only reason to look up was in a fit of frustration. Russell’s take … Continue reading
Living on borrowed rain
Now that it’s officially summer, the heat is on in more ways than one. Namely, if the trend of sub-par precipitation doesn’t improve, the basin could enter drought level 1 before August. That same trajectory would bring us to drought … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, declaration, drought, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Thurmond, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, USACE, water management, water quality
When ‘just shooting the average’ is a lofty goal
If Mother Nature golfed, she’d be firmly atop the leaderboard at the 2016 Savannah River Basin Invitational. Last month she continued her five-month streak of sub-par rainfall performances, but the spectators have traded their golf clap for a nervous laugh … Continue reading
Posted in Rainfall Update
Dry conditions begin to emerge as inflows decrease
The last three months of 2015 brought with it a surge of precipitation that exceeded normal rainfall by more than 200 percent across the upper Savannah River Basin. At Thurmond in particular December rainfall approached 300 percent of normal, soaking … Continue reading
No pressure, May
The specter of March’s dry spell extended into April, hanging over the basin like a … well, definitely not a rain cloud anyway. The sub-basins struggled throughout the month and delivered below their averages.
Posted in Rainfall Update
Gentle Reader: Staring at crystal balls can injure your eyesight
Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, starts her responses to readers’ questions with “Gentle Reader,” then dispenses the correct way polite people interact. I won’t pretend to be so genteel, although I do claim to be a Texas gentleman. Today’s post … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Rainfall Update, Recreation
More like March Sadness …
Time was winding down. Expectations, hopes, dreams, all on the line. And then … thud. Regardless of which team you were rooting for, March’s rainfall for the Savannah River Basin was a resounding brick as the month expired.
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Rainfall Update
A tale of the toothless El Niño?
I’m not one to taunt El Niño, especially in a season where forecasters have consistently predicted a strong showing, but two months of below-average rainfall have brought to mind the old lady from the 1980s Wendy’s commercial who asks, “Where’s the … Continue reading
