Drought hazards in Wisconsin

The map at right from the USGS National Drought Watch website shows the 7-day average streamflow conditions in hydrologic units.

The map shows conditions adjusted for this time of the year. The colors represent 7-day average streamflow percentiles for the day of the year. USGS sites having at least 30 years of record are used.

NOTE: The data used to produce this map are provisional and have not been reviewed or edited. They may be subject to significant change.

See also National Drought maps>

 

Drought Resources

USGS Drought Analyses

• WSP 2375 National Water Summary: Floods and Droughts (1991)
  • Drought and climate
  • Management of water resources for drought conditions
  • Evapotranspiration

DroughtWatch Duration Hydrographs

• Wisconsin duration hydrographs - For Wisconsin real-time stations with 20+ years of record, plots past 2 years of maximum, minimum, 90th, 75th, 25th, 10th percentiles, and daily mean fllow.

Drought Management

• Drought.gov -the Drought Information Center
• National Drought Mitigation Center (at the University of Nebraksa-Lincoln)
• National Climatic Data Center Drought amelioration
• Statement by Robert Hirsch, USGS, delivered at the 2002 Drought Summit

Wisconsin Drought Publications

OFR 93-642 Drought

OFR 90-149 The effects of the 1988 drought on water resources in Wisconsin

Drought and Precipitation Maps and Links

• NOAA seasonal drought outlook maps
• USDA Weekly Weather Reports
• National Weather Service
• U.S. Drought Monitor maps and summary
• NRCS:
  • weekly drought reports,
  • SNOTEL data,
  • water-equivalent, and
  • precipitation graphs by basin

Drip Calculator

Check your faucets at home—do any of them drip? Enough unchecked drips in enough houses can add up to a flood of wasted water. Use our handy drip calculator to see how many gallons of water are misused due to dripping fixtures.