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Water Resources Conditions in New Hampshire and Vermont
September 2004


BY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATES OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT

SURFACE WATER

Streamflow conditions across New Hampshire and Vermont were in the above-normal range for September.

monthly streamflow map thumbnail View a map of monthly average streamflow for September 2004

RESERVOIR MONTH-END CONTENTS MILLION FT³ % AVERAGE % FULL
First Connecticut Lake, NH
2543
98
76
Lake Francis, NH
3390
99
79
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
4760
88
66
Somerset Reservoir, VT
2057
115
82
Harriman Reservoir, VT
3868
116
76

hydrograph thumbnail View select surface-water hydrographs through September 2004

 

GROUND WATER

Groundwater conditions at the end of September were normal to above-normal at over 97% of the monitoring wells throughout New Hampshire and Vermont and below-normal in only one well.

WELL
START OF RECORD
NET CHANGE IN MONTH (FEET)
NET CHANGE IN ONE YEAR (FEET)
DEPARTURE FROM MONTHLY MEDIAN (FEET)
WATER LEVEL BELOW LAND SURFACE DATUM (FEET)   DAY
New Hampshire 
 
 
 
 
 
ALBANY 14
VS
1995
0.41
-0.33
0.66
6.41    28
ALBANY 15
VS
1995
0.29
-0.44
0.29
8.51    28
BARNSTEAD 10
VS
1995
0.01
-0.09
0.25
2.97    28
CAMPTON 34
VS
1988
-0.02
-0.82
0.71
13.21    27
COLEBROOK 73
VS
1995
-0.75
0.21
0.01
8.00    28
CONCORD 2
TS
1963
0.26
1.81
0.67
40.71    29
CONCORD 4
FS
1966
0.29
0.17
0.73
17.69    29
DEERFIELD 46
TS
1984
-0.21
0.15
0.44
38.81    29
ENFIELD 30
VS
1990
-0.69
-2
-0.63
8.41    27
ERROL 1
VS
1966
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FRANKLIN 1
VS
1966
-0.32
1.22
0.97
12.10    27
GREENFIELD 75
TS
1995
-0.56
0.83
0.75
61.44    29
HOOKSETT 5
TR
1965
0.87
0.5
1.39
48.02    29
KEENE 2
VS
1963
1.08
1.6
2.53
2.14 >  21
LANCASTER 1
VS
1966
-0.3
0.3
0.3
1.90    23
LEE 1
FS
1953
0.02
0.69
0.74
30.86    29
LISBON 19
VS
1990
0.4
0.46
0.83
13.89    27
NASHUA 218
TS
1964
0.23
0.03
1.27
27.91    29
NEW DURHAM 53
VS
1986
-0.03
0.04
0.47
19.26 >  28
NEW LONDON 1
ST
1947
0.03
-0.82
2.66
10.47    27
NEWPORT 3
VS
1995
0.46
0.12
0.84
6.05    27
NEWPORT 6
VS
1995
0.47
0.13
0.8
6.14    27
OSSIPEE 38
US
1995
-0.28
0.19
0.07
35.96    28
SHELBURNE 2
GS
1995
0.1
-0.25
0.06
5.06    28
WARNER 1
TS
1965
-0.13
-0.45
0.57
30.75    30
Vermont
BRIGHTON 1
VS
1966
0.08
4.37
0.74
3.22    24
BERKSHIRE 1
VS
1966
-3.71
1.01
-0.5
15.60    29
CHESTER 1
VS
1966
0.8
0.06
0.94
4.78    24
GLOVER 1
TS
1966
-0.37
1.02
1.21
15.59    29
HARTLAND 54
VS
1969
-0.21
-0.26
-0.09
9.58    30
MIDDLEBURY 11
-1.31
7.03
1.48
9.02    29
MILTON 3
TS
1956
1.93
6.29
5.09
28.21    28
MORRISTOWN 1
SS
1966
-0.06
1.32
1.09
18.86    21
PITTSFORD 8
TS
1957
0
1.11
1.15
35.48    30
POWNAL 1
VS
1964
0.25
0.54
0.92
13.32    24
ROCHESTER 1
VS
1966
-1.44
0.12
1.38
10.79    29
WAITSFIELD 2
VS
1975
-0.86
-0.36
0.08
6.96    29
WEST FAIRLEE 1
TS
1966
-0.29
-0.42
0.72
3.96    30


WELL
MEDIAN
MEAS.
RANGE
DIF.
PERCENT
New Hampshire
ALBANY 14
7.07
6.41
2.07
0.66
31.9
   ABOVE NORMAL
ALBANY 15
8.8
8.51
2
0.29
14.5
   NORMAL
BARNSTEAD 10
3.22
2.97
0.34
0.25
73.5
   ABOVE NORMAL
CAMPTON 34
13.92
13.21
1.92
0.71
37
   NORMAL
COLEBROOK 73
8.01
8
3.23
0.01
0.3
   NORMAL
CONCORD 2
41.38
40.71
4.49
0.67
14.9
   NORMAL
CONCORD 4
18.42
17.69
2.34
0.73
31.2
   ABOVE NORMAL
DEERFIELD 46
39.25
38.81
0.5
0.44
88
   ABOVE NORMAL
ENFIELD 30
7.78
8.41
1.35
-0.63
-46.7
   NORMAL
ERROL 1
12.8
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   ------------
FRANKLIN 1
13.07
12.1
2.89
0.97
33.6
   ABOVE NORMAL
GREENFIELD 75
62.19
61.44
1.96
0.75
38.3
   NORMAL
HOOKSETT 5
49.41
48.02
2.04
1.39
68.1
   ABOVE NORMAL
KEENE 2
4.67
2.14
1.87
2.53
135.3
   ABOVE NORMAL
LANCASTER 1
2.2
1.9
0.8
0.3
37.5
   ABOVE NORMAL
LEE 1
31.6
30.86
1.16
0.74
63.8
   ABOVE NORMAL
LISBON 19
14.72
13.89
2.22
0.83
37.4
   ABOVE NORMAL
NASHUA 218
29.18
27.91
1.6
1.27
79.4
   ABOVE NORMAL
NEW DURHAM 53
19.73
19.26
0.43
0.47
109.3
   ABOVE NORMAL
NEW LONDON 1
13.13
10.47
6.17
2.66
43.1
   ABOVE NORMAL
NEWPORT 3
6.89
6.05
1.9
0.84
44.2
   ABOVE NORMAL
NEWPORT 6
6.94
6.14
1.94
0.8
41.2
   ABOVE NORMAL
OSSIPEE 38
36.03
35.96
1.15
0.07
6.1
   NORMAL
SHELBURNE 2
5.12
5.06
1.82
0.06
3.3
   NORMAL
WARNER 1
31.32
30.75
1.07
0.57
53.3
   ABOVE NORMAL
Vermont
BRIGHTON 1
3.96
3.22
0.87
0.74
85.1
   ABOVE NORMAL
BERKSHIRE 1
15.1
15.6
1.51
-0.5
-33.1
   BELOW NORMAL
CHESTER 1
5.72
4.78
2.28
0.94
41.2
   ABOVE NORMAL
GLOVER 1
16.8
15.59
2.37
1.21
51.1
   ABOVE NORMAL
HARTLAND 54
9.49
9.58
0.41
-0.09
-22
   NORMAL
MIDDLEBURY 11
10.5
9.02
7.92
1.48
18.7
   NORMAL
MILTON 3
33.3
28.21
7.36
5.09
69.2
   ABOVE NORMAL
MORRISTOWN 1
19.95
18.86
1.23
1.09
88.6
   ABOVE NORMAL
PITTSFORD 8
36.63
35.48
2.03
1.15
56.7
   ABOVE NORMAL
POWNAL 1
14.24
13.32
1.69
0.92
54.4
   ABOVE NORMAL
ROCHESTER 1
12.17
10.79
2.22
1.38
62.2
   ABOVE NORMAL
WAITSFIELD 2
7.04
6.96
1.29
0.08
6.2
   NORMAL
WEST FAIRLEE 1
4.68
3.96
1.29
0.72
55.8
   ABOVE NORMAL 
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------ DATA NOT AVAILABLE

TOPOGRAPHIC (TOPO) SETTING: F=FLAT, G=FLOOD PLAIN, H=HILLTOP, S=HILLSIDE,

                            T=TERRACE, U=UNDULATING, V=VALLEY, W=UPLAND DRAW

LITHOLOGY (LITHO): G=GRAVEL, R=ROCK, S=SAND, T=TILL

hydrograph thumbnail View select ground-water hydrographs through September 2004

ground-water map thumbnail View a map of ground-water conditions for September 2004

Click below to view the past year's monthly conditions reports:
(Hydrographs within the following reports will be the most up-to-date for
that year, and will not necessarily match with the month of the report.)

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