April 2022 CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MAINE

CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MAINE

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April 2022

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
01014000	St. John River below Fish River at Fort Kent, ME	5929	95	18900 - 35600	36000	6.77	Above normal
01022500	Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, ME	227	74	924 - 1500	1230	6.05	Normal
01030500	Mattawamkeag River near Mattawamkeag, ME	1418	87	7030 - 10600	9410	7.40	Normal
01031500	Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, ME	298	119	1630 - 2540	1900	7.11	Normal
01047000	Carrabassett River near North Anson, ME	353	119	1810 - 2820	2140	6.76	Normal
01057000	Little Androscoggin River near South Paris, ME	73.5	108	342 - 566	320	4.86	Below normal
01066000	Saco River at Cornish, ME	1293	105	5730 - 8640	5420	4.68	Below 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)	32²	18.80 - 16.80	18.06	0.06	Normal
435453070013601	CW 26 (Brunswick, ME)	42²	31.00 - 28.00	29.88	0.38	Normal
440213070203201	ANW 1135 (Rang Pond, ME)	21²	9.56 - 8.86	9.18	-0.04	Normal
440823070291501	OW 1214 (Oxford, ME)	41²	8.36 - 7.09	8.74	1.15	Below normal
440918069564001	KW 766 (Litchfield, ME)	44²	46.40 - 43.00	45.13	0.02	Normal
441801069455501	KW 887 (Augusta Arboretum, ME)	17²	10.30 - 10.00	10.03	-0.18	Normal
444302070252401	FW 916 (Weld/Mt. Blue, ME)	20²	21.70 - 17.90	17.63	-1.57	Above normal
445227067520101	WW 797 Township T24MD BPP (Hadley Lakes, ME)	36²	4.18 - 3.45	3.61	-0.24	Normal
445319068560101	PEW 456 (Kenduskeag, ME)	44²	19.20 - 17.80	18.31	0.00	Normal
450713067162801	WW 796 (Calais, ME)	22²	0.63 - -0.25	-0.67	-0.91	Above normal
453629068531801	PEW 594 (Millinocket, ME)	28²	9.34 - 7.47	7.46	-1.09	Above normal
463642069344601	ARW 891 (Clayton Lake, ME)	43²	12.60 - 10.50	11.31	-0.30	Normal
471457068353001	ARW 890 (Fort Kent, ME)	44²	10.50 - 6.52	8.23	-0.21	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.