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Orange County water supply reservoir water levels <br />Available information as of 3:00 PM, Thursday, April 6, 2006 <br />Lake Orange <br />• Water level is at the point where it is freely spilling (full) over the spillway.. <br />• Water storage capacity remaining is 100°~ (475 million gallons) <br />• There are no Eno River Capacity Use Restrictions in effect. <br />• Current Eno River flow at the Hillsborough gage is approximately 9.4 cfs (6.1 million <br />gallons per day). <br />• Eno flow levels are averaging well below historical median water flows (60-80 cfs for <br />this time of year} and have been for more than 3 months {13 weeks). <br />West Fork Reservoir <br />• Water level is at full capacity <br />• Water storage capacity remaining is 100°~ <br />OWASA Reservoirs <br />• Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 15.75" below full <br />• Water level at University Lake is 16.75" below full <br />• Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 91.8°~ <br />• Approximately 330 days of water supply remaining (at yearly average daily <br />demand (9.©million gallons per dayJ) <br />National Weather ServicelNOAA Regional Precipitation data (inches above [+] or below <br />[-] normal} <br />RDU Piedmont-Triad <br />-6.34" for 2005 -9.94" for 2005 <br />-6.22" since January 1, 2006 -5.72" since January 1, 2006 <br />-2.45" since March 1.2006 -3.00" since March 1.2006 <br />Miscellaneous notes <br />See attached information from the North Carolina Drought Council {3130106) <br />