SUMMARY OF GROUND-WATER LEVELS APRIL 2008 PROVISIONAL (NOTE: Wells with * also available in real-time at top of Ground-Water Data page; OWc, monthly measured value used in high ground-water level estimation report, USGS Open-File Report 80-1205.) WELL L START NET CHANGE DEPARTURE WATER LEVEL T I YEAR IN MONTH IN ONE FROM BELOW LAND- O T OF YEAR MONTHLY SURFACE P H RECORD MEDIAN DATUM O O (OWc) (FEET) (FEET) (FEET) (FEET) DAY MASSACHUSETTS ACTON 158 * TS 1965 - 0.20 - 0.95 + 1.17 16.31 23 ANDOVER 462 VS 1968 - 0.36 - 0.81 - 0.07 14.20 23 ATTLEBORO 83 VS 1964 - 0.51 - 0.69 - 0.38 3.83 23 BARNSTABLE 230 FS 1957 - 0.28 - 0.28 - 0.02 22.70 30 BARNSTABLE 247 FS 1962 + 0.13 + 0.28 + 0.35 23.25 30 BECKET 12 TS 1986 - 0.55 - 0.72 - 0.60 3.72 22 BLANDFORD 9 VS 1986 - 0.26 ----- + 0.08 1.97 22 BOURNE 198 FS 1962 - 0.32 - 0.37 + 0.15 32.00 30 BREWSTER 21 FS 1962 + 0.16 - 0.89 + 0.45 9.09 22 BREWSTER 22 * FS 1962 + 0.18 - 0.38 + 0.75 29.53 22 CHATHAM 138 FS 1962 + 0.19 + 0.11 + 0.01 23.31 22 CHESHIRE 2 HT 1951 - 2.17 - 1.95 - 2.54 4.66 21 CHICOPEE 95 TS 1984 - 0.03 + 0.45 + 0.68 20.39 21 COLRAIN 8 VS 1965 - 0.28 - 0.33 + 1.24 15.26 21 CONCORD 165 TS 1965 + 0.73 + 0.08 + 1.99 39.45 21 CONCORD 167 TS 1965 - 0.52 - 0.25 + 0.42 5.63 21 CUMMINGTON 13 VS 1986 + 0.17 - 0.36 + 0.65 2.88 21 DEDHAM 231 ST 1965 - 1.42 - 1.63 - 1.37 6.01 21 DEERFIELD 44 VS 1965 - 0.03 - 0.15 + 0.06 2.51 21 DOVER 10 TS 1965 - 0.46 + 0.04 + 0.23 31.42 21 DUXBURY 79 * VS 1965 - 0.52 - 1.16 - 0.11 7.96 23 DUXBURY 80 VR 1965 - 0.51 - 1.26 + 0.20 21.26 23 EAST BRIDGEWATER 30 HT 1958 - 1.23 - 2.00 - 1.13 6.15 23 EDGARTOWN 52 VS 1976 + 0.77 - 1.66 - 0.95 18.29 29 FOXBOROUGH 3 TS 1965 - 0.50 - 0.88 - 0.53 18.51 23 FREETOWN 23 TS 1964 - 0.31 - 1.79 - 0.55 13.37 23 GEORGETOWN 168 VS 1965 - 0.46 - 0.84 - 0.94 4.88 23 GRANBY 68 VS 1954 - 1.58 - 0.38 + 0.05 6.18 21 GRANVILLE 5 TS 1965 + 1.16 + 0.12 - 0.07 32.18 22 GRANVILLE 6 SS 1965 - 0.92 - 1.26 - 0.95 4.30 22 GREAT BARRINGTON 2 VT 1951 - 0.76 - 1.11 - 0.83 8.77 21 HANSON 76 VS 1964 - 0.13 - 0.62 - 0.36 4.65 23 HARDWICK 1 TS 1965 ----- ----- ----- ----- HAVERHILL 23 TS 1960 - 1.16 - 1.21 + 0.49 8.90 23 HAWLEY 8 ST 1986 - 0.14 - 0.12 + 0.48 2.31 21 LAKEVILLE 14 * TS 1964 - 0.78 - 3.10 + 0.21 12.45 23 LEXINGTON 104 VS 1965 - 0.66 - 0.89 - 0.25 2.43 23 MASHPEE 29 FS 1976 + 0.01 - 0.73 + 0.12 7.72 30 MIDDLEBOROUGH 82 VT 1965 - 2.30 - 3.49 - 1.06 5.93 23 MONTGOMERY 19 SS 1986 - 0.36 - 0.58 + 0.30 0.28 22 NANTUCKET 228 FS 1976 + 0.87 - 0.25 - 0.41 24.94 30 NEW BEDFORD 116 VS 1964 - 0.48 - 0.54 - 0.30 4.15 23 NEWBURY 27 VT 1965 - 1.01 - 1.33 + 0.90 4.10 23 NORFOLK 27 * VS 1965 - 0.47 - 0.53 - 0.10 5.92 23 NORTHBRIDGE 54 VS 1984 - 0.39 - 0.81 + 0.05 3.69 21 NORTON 37 FS 1964 - 1.72 - 1.97 - 0.34 6.32 23 ORANGE 63 TS 1985 - 0.63 + 1.47 + 1.97 4.44 > 21 OTIS 7 VS 1965 - 1.35 - 1.65 - 0.13 7.41 22 PELHAM 23 * SR 1981 - 0.63 + 0.30 - 1.70 14.02 21 PELHAM 24 * SS 1984 ----- ----- ----- ----- PETERSHAM 16 ST 1984 - 4.97 - 2.82 - 0.36 11.35 21 PITTSFIELD 51 * VS 1963 - 0.79 - 0.39 + 0.41 13.91 23 PLYMOUTH 22 TS 1956 - 0.18 - 0.80 - 0.07 22.90 23 PLYMOUTH 494 SS 1985 + 0.03 - 1.43 + 1.36 27.79 23 SANDWICH 252 FS 1962 - 0.03 - 0.20 + 0.07 46.88 30 SANDWICH 253 FS 1962 + 0.13 - 1.24 + 0.84 48.57 30 SEEKONK 275 VS 1964 - 0.29 - 0.35 + 0.24 5.65 23 SHEFFIELD 58 FS 1987 ----- ----- ----- ----- SOUTHBOROUGH 12 HT 1990 - 1.11 - 1.28 - 0.60 3.43 21 STERLING 1 ST 1947 - 0.23 - 0.34 + 0.38 2.69 21 STERLING 177 SS 1995 - 0.68 - 0.89 - 0.13 13.93 21 SUNDERLAND 7 SS 1957 - 0.23 + 0.25 + 1.60 8.39 21 SUNDERLAND 68 VS 1983 - 0.69 - 0.16 + 0.23 1.88 21 TAUNTON 337 TS 1964 - 0.85 - 1.03 - 0.05 8.13 23 TEMPLETON 3 VS 1957 - 0.44 - 0.37 - 0.07 3.37 21 TOPSFIELD 1 HT 1936 - 2.49 - 2.50 - 0.67 9.93 23 TOWNSEND 13 TS 1965 + 1.45 + 0.05 + 1.65 10.13 27 TRURO 89 TS 1962 - 0.14 - 0.07 + 0.08 11.56 22 WAKEFIELD 38 * FS 1965 - 0.39 - 0.96 - 0.07 6.05 23 WARE 43 VS 1965 ----- ----- ----- ----- WAREHAM 51 TS 1959 - 0.58 - 1.54 - 0.93 6.97 23 WAYLAND 2 TS 1965 - 0.47 - 0.47 + 0.02 15.04 21 WEBSTER 1 HS 1958 - 1.45 - 0.97 + 0.64 12.42 21 WELLFLEET 17 VS 1962 + 0.34 + 0.14 - 0.04 9.90 22 WENHAM 76 VS 1965 - 0.42 - 0.74 + 0.01 2.20 23 WEST BOYLSTON 26 SS 1995 - 1.51 - 1.70 - 0.44 3.96 21 WEST BROOKFIELD 2 TS 1959 + 0.33 - 0.21 + 0.61 17.72 21 WESTHAMPTON 20 SS 1986 ----- ----- ----- ----- WESTFIELD 62 SS 1957 - 1.01 - 0.78 + 0.03 5.82 21 WESTFIELD 152 TS 1986 - 0.36 - 0.56 + 0.50 2.68 21 WESTFORD 160 VS 2001 - 0.40 - 0.80 - 0.14 10.66 22 WEYMOUTH 2 FT 1965 - 1.65 - 3.77 - 1.69 9.49 23 WEYMOUTH 3 VS 1965 - 0.56 - 0.94 - 0.25 4.88 23 WEYMOUTH 4 TS 1965 ----- ----- ----- ----- WILBRAHAM 55 TS 1965 - 3.97 - 0.42 - 0.09 35.48 21 WILMINGTON 78 * FS 1951 - 0.97 - 0.90 + 0.05 6.61 23 WINCHENDON 13 ST 1939 - 0.36 - 0.37 - 0.20 3.70 21 WINCHESTER 14 ST 1940 - 1.68 - 2.35 - 0.52 9.38 23 RHODE ISLAND BURRILLVILLE 187 TS 1968 - 0.43 - 0.83 - 0.46 14.43 25 BURRILLVILLE 395 UT 1992 + 0.61 - 0.83 - 0.34 6.39 25 BURRILLVILLE 396 VT 1992 + 0.58 - 0.94 - 0.40 5.30 < 25 BURRILLVILLE 397 HT 1992 - 0.78 - 3.22 - 1.31 11.55 25 BURRILLVILLE 398 HT 1992 + 0.19 - 2.21 - 0.79 7.59 25 CHARLESTOWN 18 FS 1946 - 0.73 - 3.13 - 0.56 16.11 25 CHARLESTOWN 586 VT 1992 + 1.10 - 0.26 - 0.08 3.56 25 CHARLESTOWN 587 ST 1992 - 3.27 - 3.40 - 1.49 7.71 25 COVENTRY 342 VS 1991 - 1.54 - 2.15 - 0.83 8.23 25 COVENTRY 411 SS 1961 - 0.76 - 1.60 - 0.31 20.46 25 COVENTRY 466 VT 1992 + 0.51 - 0.33 - 0.29 2.86 25 CRANSTON CITY 439 ST 1992 ----- ----- ----- ----- CUMBERLAND 265 SS 1946 - 0.77 - 1.68 + 0.10 11.77 25 EXETER 6 VS 1948 - 0.86 - 1.32 - 0.29 5.14 25 EXETER 158 ST 1991 - 1.44 - 1.84 - 0.42 6.49 25 EXETER 238 FT 1991 - 0.73 - 1.03 - 0.41 11.91 25 EXETER 278 HT 1991 - 1.91 - 1.83 - 0.30 8.54 25 EXETER 475 VS 1981 - 0.56 - 1.34 - 0.36 13.07 25 EXETER 554 SS 1988 - 0.48 - 0.63 - 0.19 9.11 25 FOSTER 40 HT 1991 - 1.13 - 1.49 - 1.12 4.94 25 FOSTER 290 HT 1992 - 0.04 - 2.12 - 1.19 5.39 25 HOPKINTON 67 ST 1991 - 1.54 - 4.78 - 1.90 13.75 25 LINCOLN 84 VS 1946 - 0.99 - 2.16 - 0.40 4.81 25 LITTLE COMPTON 142 ST 1992 ----- ----- ----- ----- NEW SHOREHAM 258 UT 1991 + 0.11 ----- - 0.56 11.01 28 NORTH KINGSTOWN 255 VS 1954 - 0.94 - 2.98 - 1.16 8.27 25 NORTH SMITHFIELD 21 TS 1947 - 0.89 - 1.79 - 0.52 7.07 25 PORTSMOUTH 551 HT 1992 - 3.34 - 5.06 - 0.95 33.14 25 PROVIDENCE 48 TS 1944 - 0.42 - 0.88 + 1.76 4.06 25 RICHMOND 417 VS 1976 - 0.48 - 1.20 - 0.38 6.42 25 RICHMOND 600 * TS 1977 - 0.20 - 0.84 - 0.14 33.14 25 RICHMOND 785 FS 1989 + 0.52 - 3.48 - 1.96 24.33 25 SOUTH KINGSTOWN 6 VS 1955 - 0.53 - 1.49 - 0.13 10.93 25 SOUTH KINGSTOWN 1198FS 1988 - 0.92 - 1.85 - 0.75 7.43 25 WARWICK 59 ST 1991 - 0.51 - 0.44 - 0.21 4.97 25 WESTERLY 522 FS 1969 - 0.86 - 1.34 - 0.56 11.96 25 WEST GREENWICH 181 US 1969 - 1.12 - 2.01 - 0.14 15.12 25 WEST GREENWICH 206 ST 1991 - 0.24 - 0.36 - 0.30 4.06 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> SET NEW HIGH OR EQUALED HIGHEST RECORDED WATER LEVEL FOR PERIOD OF RECORD > SET NEW HIGH OR EQUALED HIGHEST RECORDED WATER LEVEL FOR END OF APRIL << SET NEW LOW OR EQUALED LOWEST RECORDED WATER LEVEL FOR PERIOD OF RECORD < SET NEW LOW OR EQUALED LOWEST RECORDED WATER LEVEL FOR END OF APRIL ------ - DATA NOT AVAILABLE 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 CONTENTS OF MAJOR RESERVOIRS (ESTIMATED END OF MONTH READINGS) (MILLIONS OF CUBIC FEET) MONTH-END PERCENT OF PERCENT RESERVOIR CONTENTS AVERAGE FULL BORDEN BR + COBBLE MTN RES, MA 3191 105 94 QUABBIN RESERVOIR, MA 55108 --- 100 SCITUATE RESERVOIR, RI 5024 105 103 STREAMFLOW FOR SELECTED INDEX STATIONS (CUBIC FEET PER SECOND) MONTHLY PERCENT MAXIMUM DATE MINIMUM DATE STREAM MEAN MEDIAN FOR MONTH FOR MONTH CHARLES RIVER, MA 388 72 537 07 198 27 E. BR. HOUSATONIC RIVER, MA 340 157 736 02 108 27 PAWCATUCK RIVER, RI 263 82 401 06 163 27 WARE RIVER, MA 340 89 ---- -- ---- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A MONTHLY REPORT PREPARED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS-RHODE ISLAND WATER SCIENCE CENTER 10 BEARFOOT ROAD, NORTHBOROUGH, MA 01532 IN COOPERATION WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION, MASSACHUSETTS DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CAPE COD COMMISSION, RHODE ISLAND DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, AND THE PROVIDENCE WATER SUPPLY BOARD