Mount Olive
System Information
System Description
Old Mount Olive Lake pumps water to the treatment plant at 400 gpm. Water is pumped from New Mount Olive Lake to Old Mount Olive Lake as needed.
Satellite Communities and Water Districts
White City
Population Served: |
2360 |
County: |
Macoupin |
Watersheds: |
So. Misssissippi |
Water Source
| Name |
Type |
Stream |
DA (sq mi) |
SA (ac) |
Capacity |
Year Est. |
Est. 2010 Cap. (ac-ft) |
| New Mt. Olive Lake |
IR |
Panther Cr |
5.21 |
43.3 |
292.4 |
2000 |
250.2 |
| Old Mt. Olive Lake |
IR |
Sugar Cr |
0.7 |
28.7 |
324.9 |
2000 |
316.9 |
1989 Study: |
50-year drought yield insufficient at 1990 level of water use. |
USGS Gages: |
No data available |
Developments since 1989:
No problems dealing with the 2005 drought were reported in spite of the system's location near other systems in west-central Illinois that suffered during the drought. No proposals to raise the lake's spillway have been successful.
Note: *Water from New Mount Olive Lake can fill Old Mount Olive Lake during droughts.
Notes and Terminology
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