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Water Resources Conditions in New Hampshire and Vermont
March 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 March was generally within the above-normal range.

View a map of monthly average streamflow for March 2008

RESERVOIR	MONTH-END CONTENTS (million ft³)	% AVERAGE	% FULL
First Connecticut Lake, NH	1366	174	41
Lake Francis, NH	2059	144	48
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH	4680	76	65
Somerset Reservoir, VT	1628	119	65
Harriman Reservoir, VT	1820	93	36

View select surface-water hydrographs through March 2008

GROUND WATER

Groundwater conditions at the end of March were normal to above-normal in 85% of the monitoring wells and below-normal in 15% 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

0.32

1.11

0.44

5.92    25

ALBANY 15
VS

1995

0.23

0.96

0.27

7.99    25

BARNSTEAD 10
VS

1995

0.07

0.61

0.38

2.10    25

CAMPTON 34
VS

1988

0.47

1.41

0.42

11.86    24

COLEBROOK 73
VS

1995

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CONCORD 2
TS

1963

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CONCORD 4
FS

1966

1.46

1.63

1.82

15.62    26

DEERFIELD 46
TS

1984

0.6

0.19

0.34

38.19    26

ENFIELD 30
VS

1990

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ERROL 1
VS

1966

-0.6

-0.4

-1.2

14.4     24

FRANKLIN 1
VS

1966

0.86

-2.11

0.43

12.00    24

GREENFIELD 75
TS

1995

0.66

-1.01

0.8

61.44    26

HOOKSETT 5
TR

1965

1.66

4.43

2.49

44.69    26

KEENE 2
VS

1963

-0.29

-0.86

-1.29

3.10    28

LANCASTER 1
VS

1966

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LEE 1
FS

1953

0.93

1.36

1.61

29.03    26

LISBON 19
VS

1990

-0.43

-1.01

0.24

12.85    24

NASHUA 218
TS

1964

0.33

0.93

1.57

26.00 > 26

NEW DURHAM 53
VS

1986

0.1

0.52

0.31

18.38    25

NEW LONDON 1
ST

1947

1.27

5.77

1.02

4.54    24

NEWPORT 3
VS

1995

0.83

1.78

0.45

4.49    24

NEWPORT 6
VS

1995

0.89

1.9

0.38

4.52    24

OSSIPEE 38
US

1995

0.32

-0.22

-0.1

35.20    25

SHELBURNE 2
GS

1995

-0.4

-0.62

-0.88

5.50 < 25

WARNER 1
TS

1965

1.18

1.15

1.58

28.68    24

Vermont**

BRIGHTON 1
VS

1966

0.26

-0.4

0.23

3.28    24

BERKSHIRE 1
VS

1966

-0.77

-4.18

-1.88

14.61 < 27

CHESTER 1
VS

1966

2.08

1.4

2

1.84    24

GLOVER 1
TS

1966

-0.01

-0.27

0.53

16.20    27

HARTLAND 54
VS

1969

0.71

0.66

0.57

7.96    25

MIDDLEBURY 11

0.75

-0.1

-0.87

6.07    28

MILTON 3
TS

1956

0.04

-1.36

6.1

28.40    27

MORRISTOWN 1
SS

1966

0.35

-1.09

0.16

18.35    24

PITTSFORD 8
TS

1957

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POWNAL 1
VS

1964

0.65

1.65

2.14

10.77    24

ROCHESTER 1
VS

1966

0.53

-1.07

0.07

9.59    28

WAITSFIELD 2
VS

1975

0.35

-1

-0.09

6.17    28

WEST FAIRLEE 1
TS

1966

1.56

1.38

1.14

1.70    25

WELL
MEDIAN

MEAS.

RANGE

DIF.

PERCENT

New Hampshire*

ALBANY 14
6.36

5.92

0.92

0.44

47.8
NORMAL

ALBANY 15
8.26

7.99

1.19

0.27

22.7
NORMAL

BARNSTEAD 10
2.48

2.1

0.87

0.38

43.7
NORMAL

CAMPTON 34
12.28

11.86

1.64

0.42

25.6
ABOVE NORMAL

COLEBROOK 73
7.32

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CONCORD 2
41.51

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CONCORD 4
17.44

15.62

2.86

1.82

63.6
ABOVE NORMAL

DEERFIELD 46
38.53

38.19

0.74

0.34

45.9
NORMAL

ENFIELD 30
4.86

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ERROL 1
13.2

14.4

1.4

-1.2

-85.2
BELOW NORMAL

FRANKLIN 1
12.43

12

3.84

0.43

11.2
NORMAL

GREENFIELD 75
62.24

61.44

3.93

0.8

20.4
NORMAL

HOOKSETT 5
47.18

44.69

6.41

2.49

38.8
ABOVE NORMAL

KEENE 2
1.81

3.1

2.32

-1.29

-55.6
BELOW NORMAL

LANCASTER 1
0.73

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LEE 1
30.64

29.03

2.98

1.61

54
ABOVE NORMAL

LISBON 19
13.09

12.85

3.69

0.24

6.5
NORMAL

NASHUA 218
27.57

26

1.17

1.57

134.2
ABOVE NORMAL

NEW DURHAM 53
18.69

18.38

0.75

0.31

41.3
ABOVE NORMAL

NEW LONDON 1
5.56

4.54

4.76

1.02

21.4
NORMAL

NEWPORT 3
4.94

4.49

0.97

0.45

46.4
ABOVE NORMAL

NEWPORT 6
4.9

4.52

1.47

0.38

25.9
NORMAL

OSSIPEE 38
35.1

35.2

1.64

-0.1

-6.1
NORMAL

SHELBURNE 2
4.62

5.5

0.47

-0.88

-187.2
BELOW NORMAL

WARNER 1
30.26

28.68

1.98

1.58

79.8
ABOVE NORMAL

Vermont**

BRIGHTON 1
3.51

3.28

1.62

0.23

14.2
NORMAL

BERKSHIRE 1
12.73

14.61

1.67

-1.88

-112.6
BELOW NORMAL

CHESTER 1
3.84

1.84

2.28

2

87.7
ABOVE NORMAL

GLOVER 1
16.73

16.2

1.56

0.53

34
NORMAL

HARTLAND 54
8.53

7.96

1.78

0.57

32
ABOVE NORMAL

MIDDLEBURY 11
5.2

6.07

3

-0.87

-29
BELOW NORMAL

MILTON 3
34.5

28.4

7.76

6.1

78.6
ABOVE NORMAL

MORRISTOWN 1
18.51

18.35

1.42

0.16

11.3
NORMAL

PITTSFORD 8
36.35

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POWNAL 1
12.91

10.77

2.63

2.14

81.4
ABOVE NORMAL

ROCHESTER 1
9.66

9.59

5.16

0.07

1.4
NORMAL

WAITSFIELD 2
6.08

6.17

0.95

-0.09

-9.5
NORMAL

WEST FAIRLEE 1
2.84

1.7

2.05

1.14

55.6
ABOVE NORMAL

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TOPOGRAPHIC (TOPO) SETTING: F=FLAT, G=FLOOD PLAIN, H=HILLTOP, S=HILLSIDE,
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                         LITHOLOGY (LITHO): G=GRAVEL, R=ROCK, S=SAND, T=TILL

View select ground-water hydrographs through March 2008

also see:
http://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/StateMaps/NH.html
http://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/StateMaps/VT.html

View a map of ground-water conditions for March 2008

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