USGS Massachusetts Drought Watch

This map shows the 7-day average streamflow conditions in hydrologic units. Thus, the map shows conditions adjusted for this time of the year. The colors represent 7-day average streamflow percentiles for the day of the year. USGS sites having at least 30 years of record are used. The data used to produce this map are provisional and have not been reviewed or edited. They may be subject to significant change.

Massachusetts Below Normal Average Streamflow Maps

Average streamflow maps:

Area map: 7-day
Site map: 7-day
Site map: 14-day
Site map: 28-day

Other Drought Info for Massachusetts

Massachusetts Drought Advisories

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.

National Drought Conditions

USGS Drought Publications

USGS Open File Report 93-642: Drought
Drought and climate . evapotranspiration . fires
Management of water resources for drought conditions
Statement by Robert Hirsch, USGS Associate Director for Water, delivered at the 2002 Drought Summit
USGS Water Supply Paper 2375 - National Water Summary 1988-89--Floods and Droughts

Map of below normal 7-day average streamflow compared to historical streamflow for the day of year

Map legend for below normal 7-day average streamflow condition map

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Drip Calculator

Check your faucets at home -- do any of them drip? Enough unchecked drips in enough houses can add up to a flood of wasted water—a disturbing fact in those parts of the country in drought conditions. Use our handy drip calculator to see how many gallons of water can go down the drain if your drippy faucets keep dripping.

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