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Extreme drought spreading

Story Published: Jun 11, 2008 at 1:40 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jun 11, 2008 at 2:47 PM EDT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Extreme drought conditions have spread into most of northeast Georgia and rivers and streams in most of the area are at record lows for this time of year.

State climatologist David Stooksbury also warned in his drought update Wednesday that dry conditions are rapidly intensifying across the coastal plane - particularly in central and southwest Georgia.

The Chattahoochee River near Cornelia is at 28 percent of normal
flow while the Middle Oconee River near Athens is at 26 percent of
normal flow. And that means lower inflows to north Georgia
reservoirs.

The Army Corps of Engineers said Lake Lanier - Atlanta's main
water source - is only receiving 26 percent of its normal inflows
this month. The lake is about 14 feet below full, lower than it has
ever been at this time of year.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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