August 2020 CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN CONNECTICUT

CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN CONNECTICUT

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August 2020

USGS New England Water Science Center, Connecticut Office

PROVISIONAL DATA: All data presented in this report are provisional and subject to revision.

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Monthly Surface Water Conditions Map

Monthly Groundwater Conditions Map

SURFACE WATER
Station Number	Station Name	Drainage Area (mi²)	Years Of Record	Normal Range (cfs)	Monthly Mean (cfs)	Monthly Mean (in)	Percentile Class
01118300	Pendleton Hill Brook near Clarks Falls, CT	4.02	61	0.603 - 2.86	0.129	0.04	Much below normal
01121000	Mount Hope River near Warrenville, CT	28.6	79	4.16 - 20.9	2.93	0.12	Below normal
01123000	Little River near Hanover, CT	30	68	9.03 - 24.6	6.18	0.24	Much below normal
01184100	Stony Brook near West Suffield, CT	10.4	39	1.41 - 13.3	0.277	0.03	Low
01188000	Bunnell Brook near Burlington, CT	4.1	88	1.55 - 5.16	0.578	0.16	Low
01193500	Salmon River near East Hampton, CT	100	91	18.4 - 63.7	10.4	0.12	Much below normal
01194500	East Branch Eightmile River near North Lyme, CT	22.3	82	3.48 - 16	2.36	0.12	Below normal
01195100	Indian River near Clinton, CT	5.68	38	0.646 - 2.96	0.545	0.11	Below normal
01196620	Mill River near Hamden, CT	24.5	51	8.91 - 23	5.22	0.25	Below normal
01204000	Pomperaug River at Southbury, CT	75.1	87	18.5 - 54.8	17.9	0.27	Below normal
01208990	Saugatuck River near Redding, CT	21	55	2.77 - 15.2	3.59	0.20	Normal

GROUNDWATER
Station Number	Station Name	Years Of Record	Normal Range (ft)	Monthly Median (ft)	Departure From Monthly Median (ft)	Percentile Class
410628073413301	GW 21 (Greenwich, CT)	18¹	35.60 - 29.00	35.28	3.88	Normal
412429073165101	NT 15 (Newtown, CT)	51¹	8.71 - 6.30	8.94	1.20	Below normal
412825072410501	D 117 (Durham, CT)	34¹	13.30 - 11.50	13.91	1.21	Below normal
412916073121701	SB 42 (Southbury, CT)	27¹	19.20 - 16.10	18.30	1.00	Normal
413535072253701	MB 32 (Marlborough, CT)	34¹	8.74 - 6.77	9.33	1.58	Below normal
414240072033201	SC 22 (Scotland, CT)	35¹	13.50 - 13.10	13.34	-0.16	Normal
414741072134501	MS 44 (Mansfield, CT)	38¹	6.06 - 3.40	7.61	2.60	Much below normal
414831072173002	MS 80 (Mansfield, CT)	18¹	19.40 - 16.40	18.96	0.96	Normal
¹ Daily Value Records and Field Readings ² Daily Value Records Only

Flow or Water Level	Percentile Range	Explanation
Low	0^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is the lowest ever recorded during the period of record for this site.
Much below normal	0^th to 10^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is less than the 10^th percentile when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Below normal	10^th to 25^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 10^th and 25^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Normal	25^th to 75^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 25^th and 75^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Above normal	75^th to 90^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 75^th and 90^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Much above normal	90^th to 100^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is greater than the 90^th percentile when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
High	100^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is the highest ever recorded during the period of record for this site.