September 2019 CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MAINE

CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MAINE

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September 2019

USGS New England Water Science Center, Maine Office, in cooperation with Maine Emergency Management Agency

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
01010000	St. John River at Ninemile Bridge, ME	1341	68	415 - 1880	1120	0.93	Normal
01014000	St. John River below Fish River at Fort Kent, ME	5929	92	2310 - 6070	3400	0.64	Normal
01017000	Aroostook River at Washburn, ME	1654	89	418 - 1360	626	0.42	Normal
01022500	Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, ME	227	71	59.1 - 209	159	0.78	Normal
01029500	East Branch Penobscot River at Grindstone, ME	837	116	542 - 1100	548	0.73	Normal
01030500	Mattawamkeag River near Mattawamkeag, ME	1418	84	204 - 922	790	0.62	Normal
01031500	Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, ME	298	116	57 - 220	85.8	0.32	Normal
01038000	Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, ME	145	80	19.1 - 54.1	20.8	0.16	Normal
01047000	Carrabassett River near North Anson, ME	353	116	105 - 290	123	0.39	Normal
01055000	Swift River near Roxbury, ME	96.9	90	30 - 84.8	48.7	0.56	Normal
01055500	Nezinscot River at Turner Center, ME	169	78	31 - 89.1	42.6	0.28	Normal
01057000	Little Androscoggin River near South Paris, ME	73.5	105	10.4 - 46.9	20.2	0.31	Normal
01066000	Saco River at Cornish, ME	1293	103	620 - 1270	781	0.67	Normal
01069500	Mousam River near West Kennebunk, ME	99	79	43 - 75.1	47	0.53	Normal

GROUNDWATER
Station Number	Station Name	Years Of Record	Normal Range (ft)	Monthly Median (ft)	Departure From Monthly Median (ft)	Percentile Class
432310070393301	YW 807 (Sanford, ME)	29²	19.40 - 17.60	18.64	-0.46	Normal
435453070013601	CW 26 (Brunswick, ME)	40²	31.40 - 27.30	29.47	-0.34	Normal
440213070203201	ANW 1135 (Rang Pond, ME)	18²	10.90 - 10.10	10.50	0.10	Normal
440823070291501	OW 1214 (Oxford, ME)	39²	9.73 - 8.52	9.42	0.27	Normal
440918069564001	KW 766 (Litchfield, ME)	41²	49.20 - 45.30	46.65	-1.35	Normal
441801069455501	KW 887 (Augusta Arboretum, ME)	14²	15.90 - 12.60	13.96	0.06	Normal
444302070252401	FW 916 (Weld/Mt. Blue, ME)	17²	27.60 - 25.20	27.03	0.02	Normal
444950068220602	HW 1A (Amherst, ME)	29²	26.10 - 22.60	18.37	-6.63	Much above normal
445227067520101	WW 797 Township T24MD BPP (Hadley Lakes, ME)	33²	6.34 - 5.64	5.47	-0.55	Above normal
445319068560101	PEW 456 (Kenduskeag, ME)	41²	25.40 - 23.70	22.10	-2.41	Much above normal
450713067162801	WW 796 (Calais, ME)	19²	3.91 - 2.52	0.31	-2.72	High
453629068531801	PEW 594 (Millinocket, ME)	25²	11.00 - 10.00	10.85	0.34	Normal
463642069344601	ARW 891 (Clayton Lake, ME)	40²	16.30 - 14.90	15.84	-0.27	Normal
471457068353001	ARW 890 (Fort Kent, ME)	41²	11.80 - 9.46	9.72	-0.88	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.