December 2022 CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS

CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS

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December 2022

USGS New England Water Science Center, Massachusetts-Rhode Island 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
01096000	Squannacook River near West Groton, MA	65.9	73	66.6 - 186	182	3.18	Normal
01097300	Nashoba Brook near Acton, MA	12.8	59	10.8 - 35.5	28.6	2.58	Normal
01101000	Parker River at Byfield, MA	21.3	77	18.9 - 65.8	25.9	1.40	Normal
01103500	Charles River at Dover, MA	183	85	188 - 517	412	2.60	Normal
01105600	Old Swamp River near South Weymouth, MA	4.5	56	6.19 - 18.4	15.2	3.89	Normal
01105730	Indian Head River at Hanover, MA	30.3	56	45.6 - 122	100	3.80	Normal
01105880	Herring River at North Harwich, MA	9.4	56	3.99 - 11.2	4.21	0.52	Normal
01108000	Taunton River near Bridgewater, MA	261	93	295 - 862	695	3.07	Normal
01109000	Wading River near Norton, MA	43.3	97	42.5 - 140	121	3.22	Normal
01162500	Priest Brook near Winchendon, MA	19.4	106	18.8 - 54.2	52.7	3.13	Normal
01169000	North River at Shattuckville, MA	89	83	100 - 279	286	3.70	Above normal
01171500	Mill River at Northampton, MA	52.6	84	53.3 - 154	148	3.24	Normal
01181000	West Branch Westfield River at Huntington, MA	94	87	105 - 302	390	4.78	Above normal
01197500	Housatonic River near Great Barrington, MA	282	109	334 - 720	916	3.74	Above normal
01198000	Green River near Great Barrington, MA	51	71	61 - 146	171	3.87	Above normal

GROUNDWATER
Station Number	Station Name	Years Of Record	Normal Range (ft)	Monthly Median (ft)	Departure From Monthly Median (ft)	Percentile Class
411555070021901	NBW 228 (Nantucket, MA)	41¹	25.90 - 13.10	26.37	1.17	Below normal
412346070353403	ENW 52 (Edgartown, MA)	44¹	19.40 - 13.60	20.30	2.30	Much below normal
422812071244401	ACW 158 (Acton, MA)	56¹	20.10 - 18.30	20.22	0.72	Below normal
424520070562401	NIW 27 (Newbury, MA)	57¹	8.13 - 5.27	8.95	2.48	Below normal
422341071464901	WSW 26 (West Boylston, MA)	27¹	7.19 - 3.48	5.19	0.26	Normal
422745073112001	PTW 51 (Pittsfield, MA)	59¹	17.10 - 14.80	15.98	-0.02	Normal
423401071093801	XMW 78 (Wilmington, MA)	70¹	8.35 - 7.17	8.73	0.87	Below normal
424204072015201	XNW 13 (Winchendon, MA)	82¹	9.06 - 7.46	4.70	-3.50	Above 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.