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est) in the southern and southeastern regions, which are reporting the lowest flows since 1966.
The average streamflow for the state was 42 percent of normal, down one percent from June, and down significantly from the 71 percent of normal reported for July 1985.
Ground water levels at three monitoring stations were below normal but had not yet set any records through the end of June.
The update said that while “no algae blooms have been reported, they can be expected as the drought continues.” It adds that fish kills from low dissolved oxygen levels have been observed. The report is the product of information compiled by the National Weather Service, U. S. Geological Survey, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Water Control Board, Virginia Division of Forestry and the Office of the State Climatologist. It is distributed to the Emergency Services Coordinator in each county.
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