4/4/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Water Resources Meeting in Columbus
31 streamflow gauges in flood stage
Water news for Thursday, April 4, 2024 726 am EDT
Agencies engaged in water monitoring for the state of Ohio are meeting in Columbus today, WTOH is there. Update to follow.
Flood Tracker provisional data from USGS streamflow monitors
One hundred and forty-six streamflow gauges record flooding in the USA Thursday, up from one hundred and forty-three last night. WT tracks the nation's most common natural disaster dynamics through New York, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana. As of this report we are watching 47 monitors indicating active flooding; 7 in New York, 5 in Georgia, 4 in Louisiana and 31 in Ohio.
New York State: Hudson River is flooding at Poughkeepsie and Piermont, Peconic River is flooding at Riverhead, Great South Bay is flooding at Lindenhurst, Shinnecock Bay is flooding at Ponquogue, Orient Bay is flooding at Orient. Ramapo River watershed and Long Island flows are running high or flooding, more to follow.
Current streamflow map for Ohio registers thirty-one monitored floodings through Wednesday night to Thursday morning, down from thirty five yesterday. Great Miami River, Mad River, Muskingum River, Scioto River, Licking River are flooding on, updates in progress with more to follow.
In Louisiana, Calcasieu River is still flooding in Region 4, near Glenmora. In Region 1 northwest LA, Bayou Bodcau is flooding near Shreveport. Pearl River is still in flood stage near Bogalusa in Washington Parish, still flooding downstream Town of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish.
Georgia, Day 29: Gulf of Mexico side of the divide, Flint River is flooding at Lovejoy. On the Atlantic side of the drainage divide, Altamaha River is still flooding near Baxley. Savannah River still over near Cylo. Little Satilla and Satilla Rivers are flooding near Offerman and at Atkinson, respectively.
See black tags on the map for active flood, blue for high flow, 99th percentile or more.
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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