Canadian River Project Water Data


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Water Data

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Project Water Supply

Current Conditions:

Reservoir Storage

Current Reservoir Readings - Lake Meredith

Weather Conditions (NOAA)

Gray County, Texas

Hutchinson County, Texas

Moore County, Texas

Potter County, Texas

Randall County, Texas

Streamflow

Canadian River near Amarillo, Texas (USGS)

Drought Index

Palmer Drought Index Map
Explanation of Palmer Drought Severity Index (Text)

Historic Conditions

Annual Precipitation

Normal	19.59 in
Maximum - 1962	29.76 in
Minimum - 1970	9.56 in
Amarillo, Texas 1961-1990

Temperature

Mean Annual	57 °F
Daily Maximum - 06/24/1953	108 °F
Daily Minimum - 02/01/1951	-14 °F
Amarillo, Texas 1948-1996

Canadian River

Drainage area at Sanford Dam	9,090 mi²
Annual discharge:
Maximum - 1941	2,114,379 acre-ft
Minimum - 1983	38,350 acre-ft
Average - 1924-1996	222,230 acre-ft

Project Water Quality

Blackwater Draw
Colorado Headwaters
Lake Meredith
Middle Canadian - Spring
North Fork Double Mountain Fork
Rita Blanca
Running Water Draw
Sulphur Springs Draw
White
Yellow House Draw

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