Water resources inventory of Connecticut Part 2: Shetucket River Basin

Thomas, Mendall P.; Bednar, Gene A.; Thomas, Chester E., Jr.; Wilson, William E.

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The Shetucket River basin has a relatively abundant supply of water of generally good quality which is derived from precipitation that has fallen on the basin. Annual precipitation has ranged from about 30 inches to 75 inches and has averaged about 45 inches over a 35-year period. Approximately 20 inches of water are returned to the atmosphere each year by evaporation and transpiration; the remainder of the annual precipitation either flows overland to streams or percolates downward to the water table and ultimately flows out of the basin in the Shetucket River or as underflow through the deposits beneath. During the autumn and winter months precipitation normally is sufficient to cause a substantial increase in the amount of water stored underground and in surface reservoirs within the basins whereas in the summer most of the precipitation is lost through evaporation and transpiration, resulting in sharply reduced streamflow and lowered groundwater levels. The mean monthly storage of water in the basin on an average is 3.5 inches higher in November than it is in June.

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State/Local Government Series

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70038229

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Thomas, Mendall P.; Bednar, Gene A.; Thomas, Chester E., Jr.; Wilson, William E.

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English

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Connecticut Water Resources Bulletin

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0420400

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0413200

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-0720000

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-0722800

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viii, 91 p.; Abbreviations; Glossary; Plate A: 36.00 x 58.00 inches; Plate B: 32.93 x 56.26 inches; Plate C: 27.31 x 28.10 inches; Plate D: 32.48 x 56.63 inches

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Connecticut Water Resources Commission

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Water resources inventory of Connecticut Part 2: Shetucket River Basin; 1967; State/Local Government Series; 11; State/Local Government Series; Connecticut Water Resources Bulletin; Thomas, Mendall P.; Bednar, Gene A.; Thomas, Chester E., Jr.; Wilson, William E.