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Buffumville Dam, Little River
Buffumville Dam, Little River
 Drainage Area: 27 sq. miles 
 Channel Capacity: 350 cfs 
 Storage at Spillway Crest: 8 in / 12,720 ac-ft  
 Normal Pool: 11 Feet 
 Gate Settings for May 16, 2026 01:15 pm Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Gate 4 Gate 5 Gate 6 Gate 7 Gate 8
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Date Time
(Eastern)		 Pool
(ft)		 Storage
(%)		 Storage
(ac-ft)		 Tailwater
(ft)		 Flow
(cfs)		 Inflow
(cfs)		 Precip
(in)		 Air Temp
(F)
May-16 01:30 pm 11.80 2.4 1,600 3.19 69 68 24.05 75.6
May-16 12:30 pm 11.80 2.4 1,600 3.19 69 68 24.05 72.8
May-16 11:30 am 11.80 2.4 1,600 3.19 69 72 24.05 71.7
May-16 10:30 am 11.80 2.4 1,600 3.19 69 72 24.05 68.6
May-16 09:30 am 11.80 2.4 1,600 3.19 69 72 24.05 66.9
May-16 08:30 am 11.80 2.4 1,600 3.18 67 71 24.05 61.1
May-16 07:30 am 11.80 2.4 1,600 3.18 67 71 24.05 49.0
May-16 06:30 am 11.80 2.4 1,600 3.18 67 75 24.05 44.2
May-16 05:30 am 11.79 2.4 1,598 3.18 67 71 24.05 43.9
May-16 04:30 am 11.79 2.4 1,598 3.18 67 70 24.05 43.7
May-16 03:30 am 11.79 2.4 1,598 3.18 67 74 24.05 44.1
May-16 02:30 am 11.79 2.4 1,598 3.17 66 78 24.05 44.2
May-16 01:30 am 11.79 2.4 1,598 3.17 66 77 24.05 45.5
May-16 12:30 am 11.78 2.3 1,596 3.17 66 77 24.05 45.5
May-15 11:30 pm 11.78 2.3 1,596 3.16 65 80 24.05 46.9
May-15 10:30 pm 11.78 2.3 1,596 3.16 65 79 24.05 48.4
May-15 09:30 pm 11.77 2.3 1,594 3.15 64 79 24.05 49.6
May-15 08:30 pm 11.76 2.3 1,592 3.15 64 78 24.05 52.3
May-15 07:30 pm 11.76 2.3 1,592 3.14 63 81 24.05 55.7
May-15 06:30 pm 11.75 2.3 1,590 3.14 63 80 24.05 57.2
May-15 05:30 pm 11.74 2.2 1,588 3.13 62 80 24.05 56.4
May-15 04:30 pm 11.74 2.2 1,588 3.12 61 87 24.05 56.8
May-15 03:30 pm 11.73 2.2 1,586 3.12 61 86 24.05 56.4
May-15 02:30 pm 11.72 2.2 1,584 3.11 60 85 24.05 56.9
May-15 01:30 pm 11.71 2.1 1,582 3.10 59 84 24.05 56.6
Maximum 24 Hour Drawdown Rate (2 feet/day): 226 cfs + Inflow (68 cfs) = 294 cfs
Report Generated May 16, 2026 05:47 pm