WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The United States Geological Survey says drought conditions in Western North Carolina are even worse than they were last year.
The USGS said streamflow in the French Broad River at Asheville, N.C., has reached its lowest level since 1895, when measurements began. On Sunday, the streamflow was about 121 million gallons per day. Last year, when much of North Carolina was in exceptional drought, the lowest flow in the French Broad River was 199 mgd, officials said.