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 Water Quality 3
Streamflow 2 Ground Water 4
STREAMFLOW (measured in cubic feet per second)
Streamflow across the State was in the normal to below-normal range. Flow at Mount Hope River (NE Connecticut) rose to the normal range from the below-normal range. Pomperaug River (SW Connecticut) was in the below-normal range for the fifth consecutive month. Flow at Burlington Brook (NW Connecticut) was in the below-normal range for the sixth consecutive month and flow in the Salmon River (SE Connecticut) was in the below-normal range for the seventh consecutive month. Across the State, mean streamflow for April averaged 46 percent of the April long-term median values.
GROUND-WATER LEVELS
There were 36 record low ground-water levels recorded for the month of April.
Ground-water levels are in feet below land surface. Maximum and minimum values are from end-of-the month readings and may not be the highest or lowest recorded during the month. Statistics are based on period of record (through calendar year 2001). Ground-water level data are collected by USGS personnel and individual observers.
Because of the current drought, measurements are being made in selected wells on a weekly or twice-a-month basis. In some wells, this causes the column labeled APR MIN to have a reading in April 2002 that is not the same value as reported in the column labeled APR 2002, which is the last measurement for the month.
New records: >, new record high for month; >>, new record high for period of record; <, new record low for month;
<<, new record low for period of record; *, median not calculated--number shown is mean; NA, not available; OBS, obstructed;
+, water level above ground surface