Where is Drought Happening?

Where is Drought Happening?

AUGUST 3, 2011 -- 1:29 PM UTC
UPDATED: AUGUST 3, 2011 -- 1:29 PM UTC

FILED UNDER DROUGHT, WATER

Drought

The effects of drought are felt throughout the United States and the world, and USGS science has a prominent role in understanding the causes and consequences of this hydrological phenomenon.

Map of below normal monthly average streamflow compared to historical streamflow for the month of year (United States)

StateUnited StatesAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto Rico

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Water-Resources Regions01 New England02 Mid Atlantic03 South Atlantic-Gulf04 Great Lakes05 Ohio06 Tennessee07 Upper Mississippi08 Lower Mississippi09 Souris-Red-Rainy10 Missouri11 Arkansas-White-Red12 Texas-Gulf13 Rio Grande14 Upper Colorado15 Lower Colorado16 Great Basin17 Pacific Northwest18 California19 Alaska20 Hawaii21 Puerto Rico

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http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/new/?id=mv01d_dry

http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/2011/08/03/where-is-drought-happening/