RAIN?
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A lot of blue on the map.
https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?m=real&r=nj
The Mullica;
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/uv?site_no=01409400
https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?m=real&r=nj
The Mullica;
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/uv?site_no=01409400
I checked the ground water gauge at Lebanon and it went down a whole .08 feet. It is only down a little over a foot from the all time high which is not good at all. We need more consistent rain and better run off practices. Just like everything in the pines I believe fire has a factor in groundwater and aquifer replenishment as well.
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Unfortunately you are right on the mark. The issue is not stream levels, it's aquafer levels. This rain will wash out to sea long before it helps raise groundwater heights. Yes USGS Groundwater site is invaluable and it shows all this rain isn't really helping. But boy do I hope I'm barking up the wrong tree and that things do get better.
Ecampbell that is just my thoughts about fire having an effect on the aquifier. However in an unburned overgrown area you have less rain and snow reaching the forest floor. You also have more plants in competion for said rain water. In a burned area you have a more open canopy and less vegetation to support which will allow for more water to reach aquifers.
From the radar it looks like NJ is in the zone with the heavy rain passing to the east and west of us. Just light showers here.
Would that be offset by dead trees and foliage that wouldn't draw water out of the ground during growing season?
We haven't had any measurable rain here, barely even a sprinkle - was in the car for over an hour and never used the windshield wipers. Radar doesn't look like anything is coming here at this point, looks like the NWS called it wrong. At bedtime they forecast .25" to .50" overnight and 1" to 2" today.
The NWS just can't get it right today. They changed the forecast to say 1/10 inch of rain was expected, then the big front arrived here around 2:30 and it rained hard for more than an hour. We got almost 1.5 inches of rain from that and I see some other rain to the Southwest so maybe we'll get a little more, although the sun is shining now. 
More rain expected Thursday (T-storms) and then a potential 1.5 inches forecast for next Sunday/Monday.
Sorry you're having a bad day. I was working on a project outdoors when it started to rain lightly. Went down to the creek and watched the raindrops on the water while I cooled down. It was beautiful, I sat under a couple holly trees that almost completly blocked the light rain.
But it doesn't look like we will get any significant rain down here. Most of it is tracking to the North.
But it doesn't look like we will get any significant rain down here. Most of it is tracking to the North.
A big one is rotating in from the ocean right now... Already have about two inches today, plus a half inch from the weekend.
