Abstract
Streamflow conditions throughout most of the nation remained normal to above normal during October, the fifth straight month of wet conditions across the country, according to a month‐end check of water resources conditions by the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS hydrologists said that 86% of the 188 key index gaging stations across the country reported normal to well‐above normal flows during October, with 10 stations in the West and Midwest reporting record highs for the month.As a general indication of the nation's water resources conditions, combined flow of the nation's “Big Five” rivers—Mississippi, St. Lawrence, Columbia, Missouri, and Ohio—averaged 508 billion gallons a day (bgd) during the month, 7% above normal. Individually, only the Ohio River was running below normal for this time of year, averaging about 17 bgd, 27% below normal.
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