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STATISTICS
| Year |
Rainfall*
(Inches) |
10/98 - 9/99:
|
79.02 |
10/99 - 9/00:
|
54.14 |
10/00 - 9/01:
|
73.63 |
10/01 - 9/02:
|
59.87 |
10/02 - 9/03:
|
57.29 |
10/03 - 9/04:
|
68.75 |
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| Oct-04 |
1.44 |
| Nov-04 |
1.39 |
| Dec-04 |
1.04 |
| Jan-05 |
1.50 |
| Feb-05 |
1.44 |
| Mar-05 |
9.44 |
| Apr-05 |
2.05 |
| May-05 |
6.80 |
| Jun-05 |
12.69 |
| Jul-05 |
4.07 |
| Aug-05 |
7.00 |
| Sep-05 |
13.21 |
YEAR
TOTAL:
|
62.07 |
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| Oct-05 |
11.80 |
| Nov-05 |
3.08 |
| Dec-05 |
0.74 |
| Jan-06 |
0.43 |
| Feb-06 |
2.97 |
| Mar-06 |
0.67 |
| May-06 |
2.39 |
| June-06 |
8.59 |
| Jul-06 |
6.06 |
| Aug-06 |
12.04 |
| Sep-06 |
4.56 |
YEAR
TOTAL:
|
53.33 |
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| Oct-06 |
2.22 |
| Nov-06 |
1.58 |
| Dec-06 |
3.58 |
| Jan-07 |
0.28 |
| Feb-07 |
1.40 |
| Mar-07 |
0.74 |
| Apr-07 |
3.37 |
| May-07 |
5.09 |
| Jun-07 |
10.72 |
| Jul-07 |
12.93 |
| Aug-07 |
9.44 |
| Sep-07 |
12.38 |
YEAR
TOTAL:
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63.73 |
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*Rainfall measurements are made at the SIRWCD work center. |
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- SIRWCD encompasses approximately 12, 500 acres in Jupiter Farms, Palm Beach Country Estates, Egret Landing and Jupiter Commerce Park. There are approximately 60 miles of primary canals.
- Did you know that if one inch of rain fell in the District it would amount to 339,405,000 gallons? That is enough water to create a 10 foot deep lake the size of 6,000 football fields.
- The average rainfall in the District equates to 20,364,300,000 gallons.
- If you placed all of the water the District received annually into one-gallon containers, those containers would circle the earth over 77 times.
- The average 15-30 foot swimming pool holds approximately 15,000 gallons. Each year the District manages enough surface water to fill 1,357,620 pools.
- The drainage flow in the District is controlled by gravity.
- The primary drainage for the District is the responsibility of the South Florida Water Management District. SIRWCD is responsible for the "secondary" and "tertiary" drainage facilities.
- There are over 23 miles of paved roads in the District and in excess of 165 miles of unpaved roads to be maintained.
- SIRWCD is responsible for maintaining over 376 miles of swales and canals.
- If the length of all of the roads, canals, and swales were added together, the total distance would stretch over 600 miles, or from north of the Georgia border to the South Indian River Water Control District.
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