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)
Streamflows in December were in the normal range for the entire State. Flow in Mount Hope River (NE Connecticut) remained in the normal range for the second consecutive month. Flows in Burlington Brook (NW Connecticut) and Pomperaug River (SW Connecticut) remained in the normal range for the fourth consecutive month. Flows in Salmon River (SE Connecticut) returned to the normal range after being in the below-normal range for two consecutive months. Across the State, mean streamflow for December averaged 76 percent of the December long-term median value.
GROUND-WATER LEVELS
One high and two low ground-water levels were recorded for the month of December.
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 ever recorded during the month. Statistics are based on period of record (through calendar year 1999). Ground-water level data collected by USGS personnel and individual observers.
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