11/22/2024
WT Staff
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November 22, 2024 704 am EST
Dampening the drought, light rain today, tonight
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS monitoring sites in NYS
The forecast from NWS New York calls for light rain today after 7 am, seventy percent chance of showers continuing through today and into the evening for NYC with a high of 44. Heavy rain yesterday did help to dampen the dry fuel burning up in Lower Hudson River watershed.
Relief for the USGS Streamflow dashboard of New York State this morning as seasonal normal water levels are back in the majority of watersheds. Lower Hudson, Atlantic Ocean - Long Island Sound and Ramapo River watersheds are experiencing some much above normal water levels as the heavy rain yesterday has replenished flows in the rivers and creeks. Upper Hudson River and Lake Champlain remain much below normal.
The drought map displays a 7-day average streamflow against historic average streamflow for the season. The drought ratings will be slower to respond, yesterday we reported moderate to severe drought statewide with the Upper Lake Champlain watershed in extreme drought. As these ratings reflect the higher streamflow values recorded in the environment, the drought dashboard will adjust in a day or two.
See the red-brown tags on the map for extreme low flow, 1st percentile values in the USGS network.
WT HAB Tracker from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science early detection program
The most recent capture of Lake Champlain is dated November 20, a cloud obscured image with no HAB activity evident in the north end between clouds. The early detection program for HABs from satellite monitoring indicates where State and local authorities may want to sample the water and post beach advisories for detected cyanotoxins, harmful to swimmers and waders, anyone coming in contact with cyanobacteria can be impacted with skin and gastrointestinal symptoms. The toxins damage vital organs, most common microcystins affects the liver. Dogs are especially sensitive to this toxin, testing and posting the impacted water is critical to public safety.
See our final HAB report for the 2024 season, including an alphabetical list of the impacted water bodies, the date of first appearance of bluegreen confirmed and the total HABs for the water body this year, here.
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