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Water Resources of New Hampshire and Vermont

Water Resources Conditions in New Hampshire and Vermont
July 2008

By U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
In cooperation with the States of NEW HAMPSHIRE and VERMONT

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SURFACE WATER

Streamflow runoff for New Hampshire and Vermont during July was within the above- normal range.

View a map of monthly average streamflow for July 2008

RESERVOIR	MONTH-END CONTENTS (million ft³)	% AVERAGE	% FULL
First Connecticut Lake, NH	3090	106	93
Lake Francis, NH	4238	112	98
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH	7040	93	98
Somerset Reservoir, VT	2290	112	92
Harriman Reservoir, VT	4136	104	82

View select surface-water hydrographs through July 2008

GROUND WATER

Groundwater conditions at the end of July were above-normal in 63% of the monitoring wells and normal in 37% of the wells across New Hampshire and Vermont.

*in cooperation with the New Hampshire Geological Survey, Department of Environmental Services
**in cooperation with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Supply Division

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

0.09

0.48

0.55
6.40 30

ALBANY 15 VS
1995

0.2

0.6

0.49
8.26 30

BARNSTEAD 10 VS
1995

0.03

0.54

0.79
2.35 > 30

CAMPTON 34 VS
1988

0.38

0.76

0.76
12.49 29

COLEBROOK 73 VS
1995

-0.11

0.34

0.35
7.43 29

CONCORD 2 TS
1963

-0.11

0.42

6.48
34.67 > 28

CONCORD 4 FS
1966

-0.06

0.36

0.71
16.76 28

DEERFIELD 46 TS
1984

-0.36

-0.26

0.09
38.38 28

ENFIELD 30 VS
1990

0.2

1.29

1.29
4.69 29

ERROL 1 VS
1966

-0.2

0.8

0.7
11.8 21

FRANKLIN 1 VS
1966

-0.69

0.61

1.14
9.91 29

GREENFIELD 75 TS
1995

-0.61

-0.76

0.57
59.31 28

HOOKSETT 5 TR
1965

-0.8

0

-0.62
48.87 28

KEENE 2 VS
1963

1.52

1.82

2.5
2.18 > 29

LANCASTER 1 VS
1966

0.1

0.7

0.66
1.60 30

LEE 1 FS
1953

0.99

0.94

1.65
29.57 > 28

LISBON 19 VS
1990

1.15

1.51

1.52
12.94 29

NASHUA 218 TS
1964

0.82

0.77

0.74
27.23 27

NEW DURHAM 53 VS
1986

0.11

0.34

0.43
19.11 28

NEW LONDON 1 ST
1947

-0.64

-1.24

-0.64
11.42 30

NEWPORT 3 VS
1995

0.18

-0.16

-0.16
6.41 29

NEWPORT 6 VS
1995

0.24

-0.12

-0.12
6.45 29

OSSIPEE 38 US
1995

-0.81

-0.03

0.51
34.59 30

SHELBURNE 2 GS
1995

-0.1

0.51

-0.19
5.12 30

WARNER 1 TS
1965

-0.8

0.69

0.91
28.94 31

Vermont**

BRIGHTON 1 VS
1966

-0.02

0.58

2
2.07 > 24

BERKSHIRE 1 VS
1966

1.62

2.36

1.47
13.82 6

CHESTER 1 VS
1966

0.41

0.61

1.11
4.63 29

GLOVER 1 TS
1966

1.48

2.21

2.33
13.42 > 6

HARTLAND 54 VS
1969

-0.18

0.26

0.19
8.94 29

MIDDLEBURY 11

0.65

2.5

4.31
5.57 > 7

MILTON 3 TS
1956

4.51

4.29

9.36
21.52 >> 6

MORRISTOWN 1 SS
1966

1.5

1.99

2.68
16.80 > 25

PITTSFORD 8 TS
1957

0

0.63

1.09
35.13 30

POWNAL 1 VS
1964

0.33

0.53

0.49
13.39 25

ROCHESTER 1 VS
1966

3.85

3.7

4.1
7.97 > 7

WAITSFIELD 2 VS
1975

1.67

1.33

2.06
4.97 > 7

WEST FAIRLEE 1 TS
1966

0.5

0.87

1.28
3.00 29

WELL
MEDIAN

MEAS.

RANGE

DIF.

PERCENT

New Hampshire*

ALBANY 14
6.95

6.4

1.9

0.55

28.9
NORMAL

ALBANY 15
8.75

8.26

2.46

0.49

19.9
NORMAL

BARNSTEAD 10
3.14

2.35

0.78

0.79

101.3
ABOVE NORMAL

CAMPTON 34
13.25

12.49

1.61

0.76

47.2
NORMAL

COLEBROOK 73
7.78

7.43

0.55

0.35

63.6
ABOVE NORMAL

CONCORD 2
41.15

34.67

6.06

6.48

106.9
ABOVE NORMAL

CONCORD 4
17.47

16.76

2.02

0.71

35.1
ABOVE NORMAL

DEERFIELD 46
38.47

38.38

1.02

0.09

8.8
NORMAL

ENFIELD 30
5.98

4.69

3.99

1.29

32.3
NORMAL

ERROL 1
12.5

11.8

1.5

0.7

47.4
ABOVE NORMAL

FRANKLIN 1
11.05

9.91

4.41

1.14

25.9
ABOVE NORMAL

GREENFIELD 75
59.88

59.31

3.27

0.57

17.4
NORMAL

HOOKSETT 5
48.25

48.87

1.55

-0.62

-40
NORMAL

KEENE 2
4.68

2.18

1.84

2.5

135.9
ABOVE NORMAL

LANCASTER 1
2.26

1.6

1.36

0.66

48.5
ABOVE NORMAL

LEE 1
31.22

29.57

0.86

1.65

191.9
ABOVE NORMAL

LISBON 19
14.46

12.94

1.95

1.52

77.9
ABOVE NORMAL

NASHUA 218
27.97

27.23

1.58

0.74

46.8
ABOVE NORMAL

NEW DURHAM 53
19.54

19.11

1.01

0.43

42.6
NORMAL

NEW LONDON 1
10.78

11.42

2.48

-0.64

-25.8
NORMAL

NEWPORT 3
6.25

6.41

0.76

-0.16

-21.1
NORMAL

NEWPORT 6
6.33

6.45

0.75

-0.12

-16
NORMAL

OSSIPEE 38
35.1

34.59

1.65

0.51

30.9
NORMAL

SHELBURNE 2
4.93

5.12

0.7

-0.19

-27.1
NORMAL

WARNER 1
29.85

28.94

3.31

0.91

27.5
ABOVE NORMAL

Vermont**

BRIGHTON 1
4.07

2.07

1.42

2

140.8
ABOVE NORMAL

BERKSHIRE 1
15.29

13.82

2.14

1.47

68.7
ABOVE NORMAL

CHESTER 1
5.74

4.63

1.56

1.11

71.2
ABOVE NORMAL

GLOVER 1
15.75

13.42

1.49

2.33

156.4
ABOVE NORMAL

HARTLAND 54
9.13

8.94

2.48

0.19

7.7
NORMAL

MIDDLEBURY 11
9.88

5.57

3.93

4.31

109.7
ABOVE NORMAL

MILTON 3
30.88

21.52

9.16

9.36

102.2
ABOVE NORMAL

MORRISTOWN 1
19.48

16.8

1.37

2.68

195.6
ABOVE NORMAL

PITTSFORD 8
36.22

35.13

1.77

1.09

61.6
ABOVE NORMAL

POWNAL 1
13.88

13.39

0.67

0.49

73.1
ABOVE NORMAL

ROCHESTER 1
12.07

7.97

2.57

4.1

159.5
ABOVE NORMAL

WAITSFIELD 2
7.03

4.97

1.01

2.06

204
ABOVE NORMAL

WEST FAIRLEE 1
4.28

3

1.76

1.28

72.7
ABOVE NORMAL

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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

View new ground-water hydrographs and statistics through July 2008

for New Hampshire: http://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/StateMaps/NH.html
for Vermont: http://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/StateMaps/VT.html

View a map of ground-water conditions for July 2008

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