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Drought Information

"Drought" - USGS Open File Report 93-642

Drought Watch -- USGS State Information on Drought

National Integrated Drought Information System

Northeast Regional Climate Center

U.S. Drought Monitor

6 Month Standardized Precipitation Index

USGS Water Supply Paper 2375 - National Water Summary 1988-89--Floods and Droughts

Drought Advisories for Massachusetts

Jointly issued by the MA Emergency Management Agency and MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.  Posted on the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation Rainfall Program website.

Drought Information for Rhode Island

Issued by the RI Water Resources Board and posted on their website.

Historical Surface-Water Conditions Maps

The whole water-year maps on one screen:

2008   2007
2006   2005
2004   2003
2002   2001
2000   1999

Monthly maps:

04/1995 - current month in .gif
05/1981 - 12/1994 and 04/2001 - current month in .pdf

Historical Ground-Water Levels Maps

The whole water-year maps on one screen:

2008   2007
2006   2005
2004   2003
2002   2001
2000   1999

Monthly maps:

04/1995 - current month in .gif
01/2003 - current month in .pdf

Monthly Ground-Water Level Tables (April 1995 to current month)

Links

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Water-Quality Data

Real-Time Precipitation Data: MA    RI

Annual Water Data Reports

Water-Resources Data and Conditions for New England States

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New Hampshire

Vermont

Maine


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