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Drought in 1986 hits rivers and groundwater across South
Federal scientists warn the 1986 drought compounds agricultural stress with a hydrologic drought. Waterways and aquifers in the Southeast are at record lows, with Contentnea Creek at 49 percent and Alapaha River at 11 percent of normal flow. Recovery hinges on winter and spring rainfall.
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Atlanta
South
Harold Golden
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Contentnea Creek
North Carolina
South Georgia
Alapaha
Golden