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Drought Update
French Broad River Basin
  • The status of the public water system systems, as a result of a low-flow or drought related causes, are 12 (42.86%) voluntary, 4 (14.29%) mandatory, and 0 (0.00%) emergency water conservation status, out of a total of 28 systems that are tracked.
  • New River Basin
  • The status of the public water system systems, as a result of a low-flow or drought related causes, are 6 (85.71%) voluntary, 0 (0.00%) mandatory, and 0 (0.00%) emergency water conservation status, out of a total of 7 systems that are tracked.
  • Watauga River Basin
  • The status of the public water system systems, as a result of a low-flow or drought related causes, are 6 (120.00%) voluntary, 0 (0.00%) mandatory, and 0 (0.00%) emergency water conservation status, out of a total of 5 systems that are tracked.

  • Choose a date: Help 7-Day Average Streamflow Water Conservation Status
           Ground Water Level (The water level from the chosen Tuesday, or the most recent date if there is no data for that particular date, is ranked against all historical water levels from that month except the current year.)
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      D4
    Exceptional
    D3
    Extreme
    D2
    Severe
    D1
    Moderate
    D0
     Abnormally Dry 
    Normal  Wet 
     Drought Intensity             
    Percentile Classes <22-55-1010-2020-3030-70>70
     7-Day Average Streamflow 
    Ground Water Level
    Water Conservation Status   Emergency  Mandatory  Voluntary   No Drought Related Restrictions 

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