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DATA-COLLECTION SITES USED IN THIS REPORT
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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 Water-Data Report (compiled annually). This report was prepared by the USGS in cooperation with the Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection.
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INDEX TO INFORMATION
Data Sites 1 Streamflow 6
Precipitation 2 Reservoirs 7 Ground Water 4 Water Quality 8
PRECIPITATION
Precipitation during January ranged from a low of 5.26 inches at Hartford to a high of 9.16 inches at Mansfield Hollow Dam. All stations reported monthly precipitation totals in the above-normal range for the month.
PRECIPITATION
(IN INCHES)
MEDIAN VALUES HAVE BEEN COMPUTED FOR 1961-90
(Monthly precipitation data collected by individual observers.)
GROUND-WATER LEVELS
Ground-water levels during January increased in all wells and stabilized in the normal range, except for the Waterbury wells, which were below normal.
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.)
GROUND-WATER LEVELS (CONTINUED)
STREAMFLOW (measured in cubic feet per second)
In general, streamflows in January were in the above-normal range. Mount Hope River (northeastern Connecticut) increased to above-normal range following one month in the below-normal range. Burlington Brook (northwestern Connecticut) increased to the above-normal range following two months in the below-normal range. Salmon River (southeastern Connecticut) increased to the above-normal range following two months in the below-normal range. Pomperaug River (southwestern Connecticut) increased to the above-normal range following one month in the below-normal range. Across the State, mean streamflow for January averaged 234 percent of the January 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