(through calendar year 1998).
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DATA-COLLECTION SITES USED IN THIS REPORT
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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 February increased in all wells, except for BU-2 (Burlington), FF-23 (Fairfield), MF-1 (Middlefield(), and NOC-7 (North Canaan), which decreased. Most ground-water levels were in the normal range, except for BU-2 (Burlington) and FF-23 (Fairfield), which were in the below-normal range, and PL-1 (Plainfield) and WY-1 (Woodbury), which were in the above-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 were in the normal to above-normal range. Mount Hope River (northeastern Connecticut) remained in the above-normal range for the second consecutive month. Burlington Brook (northwestern Connecticut) fell back to the normal range following one month in the above-normal range. Salmon River (southeastern Connecticut) returned to the normal range following one month in the above-normal range. Pomperaug River (southwestern Connecticut) returned to the normal range following one month in the above-normal range. Across the State, mean streamflow for February averaged 148 percent of the February 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