March 2024 CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MAINE

CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN MAINE

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March 2024

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	73	442 - 1420	5030	4.32	Much above normal
01014000	St. John River below Fish River at Fort Kent, ME	5929	97	1720 - 4930	4470	0.87	Normal
01017000	Aroostook River at Washburn, ME	1654	93	713 - 1920	6110	4.26	Much above normal
01022500	Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, ME	227	76	485 - 928	1980	10.06	High
01029500	East Branch Penobscot River at Grindstone, ME	837	121	800 - 2000	3600	4.96	Much above normal
01030500	Mattawamkeag River near Mattawamkeag, ME	1418	89	1080 - 3010	7420	6.03	Much above normal
01031500	Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, ME	298	121	281 - 776	1930	7.47	Much above normal
01038000	Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, ME	145	85	276 - 551	981	7.80	Much above normal
01047000	Carrabassett River near North Anson, ME	353	121	385 - 981	2230	7.28	Much above normal
01055000	Swift River near Roxbury, ME	96.9	94	92.8 - 256	545	6.48	Much above normal
01055500	Nezinscot River at Turner Center, ME	169	82	280 - 599	1240	8.46	Much above normal
01057000	Little Androscoggin River near South Paris, ME	73.5	110	112 - 254	532	8.34	Much above normal
01066000	Saco River at Cornish, ME	1293	107	1850 - 3850	7600	6.78	Much above normal
01069500	Mousam River near West Kennebunk, ME	99	84	236 - 370	574	6.68	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)	34²	20.10 - 17.50	14.94	-3.86	Much above normal
435453070013601	CW 26 (Brunswick, ME)	44²	31.80 - 28.10	26.73	-3.17	Above normal
440213070203201	ANW 1135 (Rang Pond, ME)	23²	10.10 - 9.59	8.91	-0.86	Much above normal
440823070291501	OW 1214 (Oxford, ME)	43²	9.59 - 8.16	6.34	-2.45	Much above normal
440918069564001	KW 766 (Litchfield, ME)	46²	49.10 - 44.20	40.77	-5.83	High
441801069455501	KW 887 (Augusta Arboretum, ME)	19²	11.70 - 10.00	9.79	-0.81	High
444302070252401	FW 916 (Weld/Mt. Blue, ME)	22²	25.50 - 23.60	17.56	-7.24	High
445227067520101	WW 797 Township T24MD BPP (Hadley Lakes, ME)	38²	4.91 - 4.14	3.27	-1.31	High
445319068560101	PEW 456 (Kenduskeag, ME)	45²	22.20 - 19.30	18.23	-2.47	Much above normal
450713067162801	WW 796 (Calais, ME)	24²	1.47 - 0.45	-1.62	-2.46	High
453629068531801	PEW 594 (Millinocket, ME)	30²	10.40 - 9.52	8.60	-1.33	Much above normal
463642069344601	ARW 891 (Clayton Lake, ME)	45²	14.80 - 13.70	14.44	0.24	Normal
471457068353001	ARW 890 (Fort Kent, ME)	46²	12.30 - 9.90	9.05	-1.85	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.