December 2022 CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MAINE

CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MAINE

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December 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	96	3550 - 7600	14900	2.90	Much above normal
01022500	Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, ME	227	74	380 - 935	1370	6.96	Much above normal
01030500	Mattawamkeag River near Mattawamkeag, ME	1418	88	1480 - 3680	6110	4.97	Much above normal
01031500	Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, ME	298	120	264 - 788	1560	6.04	Much above normal
01047000	Carrabassett River near North Anson, ME	353	120	338 - 862	1740	5.68	Much above normal
01066000	Saco River at Cornish, ME	1293	106	1690 - 3760	5710	5.09	Much above 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)	33²	20.50 - 18.20	19.99	0.49	Normal
435453070013601	CW 26 (Brunswick, ME)	43²	31.50 - 27.90	30.72	0.92	Normal
440213070203201	ANW 1135 (Rang Pond, ME)	21²	10.20 - 9.30	9.90	0.13	Normal
440823070291501	OW 1214 (Oxford, ME)	42²	9.41 - 8.43	8.95	-0.02	Normal
440918069564001	KW 766 (Litchfield, ME)	45²	49.50 - 45.90	46.02	-1.58	Normal
441801069455501	KW 887 (Augusta Arboretum, ME)	18²	10.80 - 10.20	10.25	-0.25	Normal
444302070252401	FW 916 (Weld/Mt. Blue, ME)	21²	26.40 - 21.70	23.11	-0.09	Normal
445227067520101	WW 797 Township T24MD BPP (Hadley Lakes, ME)	37²	5.32 - 4.18	3.72	-0.92	Above normal
445319068560101	PEW 456 (Kenduskeag, ME)	44²	22.00 - 19.70	19.19	-1.81	Above normal
450713067162801	WW 796 (Calais, ME)	23²	1.53 - 0.43	-0.46	-1.30	High
453629068531801	PEW 594 (Millinocket, ME)	29²	10.70 - 9.20	8.10	-1.60	Above normal
463642069344601	ARW 891 (Clayton Lake, ME)	44²	14.70 - 13.30	13.35	-0.95	Normal
471457068353001	ARW 890 (Fort Kent, ME)	45²	11.40 - 8.38	5.83	-3.97	Much 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.