March rain deficit was significant

April showers bring May flowers, but what nature failed to deliver in March is troublesome for the U-S Army Corps of Engineers. The rain chart for the government agency shows the rain deficit in March was significant. Lake Hartwell received just under three inches of rain in a month when it normally gets six. And while that wasn’t the lowest amount the sub-basin has received, it was close. There is the possibility, based on long-term forecasts, we may get one or two good rain events in the coming months to make up for the March deficit.