3/17/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Tiffin River flood ending at Stryker
Flooding in the USA - tracking floods in NY, OH, GA, LA today
Water news for Sunday, March 17, 2024 411 pm EDT
Streamflow Situation provisional data supplied by USGS
Portage River stopped flooding at Woodville Saturday morning, Tiffin River breached flood stage at Stryker around 1130 pm Saturday night, retreating back into its channel as of this report just after 4 pm Sunday.
Streamflows are normal to above normal Sunday with one station just coming out of flood stage in the Lake Erie west basin drainage area. No extreme low flows as of this report.
Flooding in the USA
from USGS streamflow monitors provisional data
Thirty-eight sites are in active flood stage across the network of the USGS streamflow monitors in continental USA Sunday late afternoon.
WT is tracking flooding in four states today. Reynolds Channel is flooding near Point Lookout on the Long Beach Barrier Island's east end near Long Beach city. Tiffin River got out over flood stage beginning 1130 pm last night, currently tucking back into the channel, an 18 hour flood. Four stations record active flooding in Louisiana Sunday, including Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill, Bayou Bodcau near Shreveport, Pearl River near Bogalusa and downstream municipality of Pearl River.
Georgia leads with eleven stations running over their channels late afternoon Sunday. The current flood event began on March 6 with heavy rain through north and central Georgia. Major rivers are still flooding including the lower Flint River, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Savannah, Ogeechee, Ohoopee Rivers. Refer to black tags on the maps for updated flood flow levels, blue tags for 99th percentile high flows.
WaterToday New York
WaterToday Georgia
WaterToday Louisiana
As Ohio drinking water facilities are supplied from surface water bodies including lakes, rivers and reservoirs, the streamflow situation is pertinent to both drinking water supply and quality. High flows can stir up sediment and cause turbidity in the raw source water, requiring additional treatment to render the water potable. Low flow volume is linked to shallower conditons and warmer temperatures in surface water bodies, which can be an issue for water quality where HABs are present.
WTOH.us tracks current streamflow conditions with an eye to the impacts on drinking water supply and quality in 32 watersheds of the state's 5 drainage basins. Check the watershed layer on the map to see the high and low streamflows that may be impacting drinking water water in Ohio today.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
The recent storms have filled the creeks and river channels of Ohio enough to clear the drought map for the weekend.
Drinking Water Advisories
East Liverpool - A precautionary boil order remains in effect for customers on Walnut Street and any other residents affected by the water outage Thursday. The loss of pressure calls for a BWA as a precaution, in case of microbiological contamination. This BWA applies until further notice.
Jackson County - Wellston City Public Water System issued a BWA yesterday for customers connecting on South Ohio Ave between 11th and 12th St; East 12th St between Ohio and Pennsylvania Ave; and East 10th St between Pennsylvania Ave and the dead end. The advisory also includes the Speedway and the American Legion. No cause is given for the boil order.
Wellston City water supplies a total of 7000 residential customers through 2275 combined-type metered connections, residential and wholesale. Raw water is sourced from Wellston City impoundment, from Lake Alma, Lake Rupert and Little Raccoon Creek. Alternate supply is available via groundwater wells.
Hazardous Spills
Spills in Ohio are reported to the 24 hour emergency spill hotline with response handled by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 24/7 at 1-800-282-9378 or 614-224-0946. Anyone with knowledge of a spill of hazardous material is to make a report. Refer to the Spill button to the right of the map for more details on the latest incidents reported to OEPA.
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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