(through calendar year 1998).
DATA-COLLECTION SITES USED IN THIS REPORT
This report contains a small part of the ground-water, surface-water, and water-quality data collected by the USGS at sites in Connecticut. More complete information may be found in the annual Water-Data Report. Data for this report were collected by the USGS in cooperation with the Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection.
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INDEX TO INFORMATION
Data Sites 1 Reservoirs 5
Ground Water 2 Water Quality 6 Streamflow 4
GROUND-WATER LEVELS
Ground-water levels during April decreased in all wells, except for BU-2 (Burlington) and PL-1 (Plainfield), which increased. PL-1 (Plainfield) was in the above-normal range; MT-261 (Middletown), SW-64 (S. Windsor), and WY-1 (Woodbury) were in the normal range; the remaining wells reported here were in the below-normal range.
Ground-water levels are in feet below land surface. Statistics are based on period of record
(through calendar year 1998).
(Ground-water level data collected by USGS personnel and individual observers.)
STREAMFLOW (measured in cubic feet per second)
In general, streamflows in April were in the below-normal range. Mount Hope River (NE Connecticut) fell to the below-normal range after being in the above-normal range for the three consecutive monthS. Burlington Brook (NW Connecticut) fell to the below-normal range after being in the above-normal range for one month. Salmon River (SE Connecticut) also fell to the below-normal range after one month in the above-normal range. Pomperaug River (SW Connecticut) fell to the below-normal range after being in the normal range for the two consecutive months. Across the State, mean streamflow for April averaged 47 percent of the April long-term median value.
RESERVOIRS (Contents in billion gallons)
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
101 Pitkin St.,
E. Hartford, Connecticut 06108