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Water Resources of New Hampshire and Vermont
Water Resources Conditions in New Hampshire and Vermont
September 2009

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 September was generally within the normal range.

monthly streamflow map thumbnail View a map of monthly average streamflow for September 2009

RESERVOIR
MONTH-END CONTENTS (million ft³)
% AVERAGE
% FULL
First Connecticut Lake, NH
2242
86
67
Lake Francis, NH
3042
89
70
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
4350
71
60
Somerset Reservoir, VT
2116
119
85
Harriman Reservoir, VT
3481
105
69

hydrograph thumbnail View select surface-water hydrographs through September 2009

 


GROUND WATER

Groundwater conditions at the end of September were normal to above-normal in 83% of the monitoring wells and below-normal in 17% 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
-0.88
-0.36
-0.05
7.08 23
ALBANY 15
VS
1995
-0.84
-0.32
-0.18
9.09 23
BARNSTEAD 10
VS
1995
-0.2
-0.3
0.24
2.94 23
CAMPTON 34
VS
1988
-1.17
-0.5
0.5
13.35 22
COLEBROOK 73
VS
1995
-1.27
-0.16
-0.15
8.10 21
CONCORD 2
TS
1963
-0.02
0.56
7.3
33.81 > 23
CONCORD 4
FS
1966
-0.39
-0.47
1.5
16.89 23
DEERFIELD 46
TS
1984
-0.28
------
0.6
38.44 24
ENFIELD 30
VS
1990
-2.28
33.15
2.77
5.11 > 22
EPW 90
-0.66
- ------
------
27.60 > 24
ERROL 1
VS
1966
0.2
-1.1
-0.8
13.7 22
FRANKLIN 1
VS
1966
-0.9
0.56
2.69
10.08 22
GREENFIELD 75
TS
1995
-0.01
------
3.89
57.55 > 25
HOOKSETT 5
TR
1965
-1.05
11.05
0.83
48.49 23
KEENE 2
VS
1963
-0.41
43.45
0.83
3.80 29
LANCASTER 1
VS
1966
-0.6
0.95
-0.5
2.70 21
LEE 1
FS
1953
-0.14
------
0.73
30.85 24
LISBON 19
VS
1990
-0.98
15.61
-0.18
14.78 22
NASHUA 218
TS
1964
-0.45
-13.47
0.95
28.01 25
NEW DURHAM 53
VS
1986
-0.27
------
0.42
19.26 23
NEW LONDON 1
ST
1947
-1.86
14.84
2.07
10.87 22
NEWPORT 3
VS
1995
-0.72
12.08
-0.01
6.98 22
NEWPORT 6
VS
1995
-0.73
4.24
-0.08
7.07 22
OSSIPEE 38
US
1995
-0.45
-27.39
1.3
34.53 > 23
SHELBURNE 2
GS
1995
-0.77
1.22
-0.79
5.99 23
WARNER 1
TS
1965
1.31
7.58
3.57
27.67 > 30
 
Vermont**
BRIGHTON 1
VS
1966
-0.41
2.48
0.46
3.47 24
BERKSHIRE 1
VS
1966
-4.13
12.58
-1.54
16.82 28
CHESTER 1
VS
1966
-0.54
-2.62
-0.06
5.80 24
GLOVER 1
TS
1966
-0.2
0.95
0.75
15.94 28
HARTLAND 54
VS
1969
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MIDDLEBURY 11
-2.76
3.69
-1.37
11.84 30
MILTON 3
TS
1956
-5.23
-22.24
1.61
31.49 28
MORRISTOWN 1
SS
1966
------
------
------
------ --
PITTSFORD 8
TS
1957
-0.04
-6.92
1.5
35.09 30
POWNAL 1
VS
1964
-1.33
------
0.46
13.79 25
ROCHESTER 1
VS
1966
-4.08
7.77
0.83
11.41 30
WAITSFIELD 2
VS
1975
-1.97
28.28
0.1
6.91 30
WEST FAIRLEE 1
TS
1966
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WELL
MEDIAN
MEAS.
RANGE
DIF.
PERCENT
 
   
New Hampshire*
ALBANY 14
7.03
7.08
0.88
-0.05
-5.7
  NORMAL
ALBANY 15
8.91
9.09
0.77
-0.18
-23.4
  NORMAL
BARNSTEAD 10
3.18
2.94
0.54
0.24
44.4
  ABOVE NORMAL
CAMPTON 34
13.85
13.35
1.85
0.5
27
  NORMAL
COLEBROOK 73
7.95
8.1
0.26
-0.15
-57.7
  BELOW NORMAL
CONCORD 2
41.11
33.81
6.74
7.3
108.3
  ABOVE NORMAL
CONCORD 4
18.39
16.89
2.31
1.5
64.9
  ABOVE NORMAL
DEERFIELD 46
39.04
38.44
0.78
0.6
76.9
  ABOVE NORMAL
ENFIELD 30
7.88
5.11
2.32
2.77
119.4
  ABOVE NORMAL
EPW 90
------
27.6
-------
------
------
  ------------
ERROL 1
12.9
13.7
1.1
-0.8
-73.9
  BELOW NORMAL
FRANKLIN 1
12.77
10.08
3.09
2.69
87.1
  ABOVE NORMAL
GREENFIELD 75
61.44
57.55
3.1
3.89
125.5
  ABOVE NORMAL
HOOKSETT 5
49.32
48.49
2.07
0.83
40.1
  ABOVE NORMAL
KEENE 2
4.63
3.8
2.49
0.83
33.3
  ABOVE NORMAL
LANCASTER 1
2.2
2.7
0.6
-0.5
-83.3
  BELOW NORMAL
LEE 1
31.58
30.85
1.19
0.73
61.3
  ABOVE NORMAL
LISBON 19
14.6
14.78
0.36
-0.18
-50
  BELOW NORMAL
NASHUA 218
28.96
28.01
3.25
0.95
29.2
  ABOVE NORMAL
NEW DURHAM 53
19.68
19.26
0.62
0.42
67.7
  ABOVE NORMAL
NEW LONDON 1
12.94
10.87
5.98
2.07
34.6
  ABOVE NORMAL
NEWPORT 3
6.97
6.98
0.59
-0.01
-1.7
  NORMAL
NEWPORT 6
6.99
7.07
0.68
-0.08
-11.8
  NORMAL
OSSIPEE 38
35.83
34.53
1.11
1.3
117.1
  ABOVE NORMAL
SHELBURNE 2
5.2
5.99
0.89
-0.79
-88.8
  BELOW NORMAL
WARNER 1
31.24
27.67
1.84
3.57
194
  ABOVE NORMAL
 
Vermont**
 
BRIGHTON 1
3.93
3.47
0.84
0.46
54.8
  ABOVE NORMAL
BERKSHIRE 1
15.28
16.82
1.61
-1.54
-95.7
  BELOW NORMAL
CHESTER 1
5.74
5.8
0.57
-0.06
-10.5
  NORMAL
GLOVER 1
16.69
15.94
2.26
0.75
33.2
  ABOVE NORMAL
HARTLAND 54
9.5
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------
------
  ------------
MIDDLEBURY 11
10.47
11.84
13.04
-1.37
-10.5
  NORMAL
MILTON 3
33.1
31.49
7.34
1.61
21.9
  NORMAL
MORRISTOWN 1
19.95
------
------
------
------
  ------------
PITTSFORD 8
36.59
35.09
1.99
1.5
75.4
  ABOVE NORMAL
POWNAL 1
14.25
13.79
1.7
0.46
27.1
  NORMAL
ROCHESTER 1
12.24
11.41
2.29
0.83
36.2
  ABOVE NORMAL
WAITSFIELD 2
7.01
6.91
1.26
0.1
7.9
  NORMAL
WEST FAIRLEE 1
4.62
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hydrograph thumbnail View new ground-water hydrographs and statistics through September 2009

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