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OliJ704 2 THE NORTHEAST Runoff was generally below median or deficient ex- cept for a strip along the seaboard and in the eastern part of the Maritime Provinces in Canada. Abnormally low temperatures were partly responsible for the low runoff in some areas. Ground-water levels generally remained in the average range except in northern Pennsylvania and in Maine where levels were below. average. Quebec.-Runoff decreased generally and was defi- cient throughout the Province except in the Northwest where it remained slightly above median. Storage in major reservoirs declined slightly but was still much higher than average. Maine.-Runoff was below median owing to abnor- mally cold weather rather than the deficient precipi- tation. In the southern section nearly all the precipi- tation added to the snow cover. Water levels in all key wells"de'cli~~d ~~d w~re below average. Central New England.-Runoff averaged about 120 percent of median in Massachusetts but was generally deficient in New Hampshire and Vermont; the differ- ence in runoff was largely due to different antecedent conditions. Storage in major reservoirs declined and was between 35 and 90 percent of average. Ground- water levels generally declined but remained in the average range. Connecticut.-Water levels in observation wells generally declined during December owing to below- average precipitation and extremely low temperatures; however, levels were mostly above average and ahove those of a year ago. Pennsylvania.-A record-low level for December was measured in the key well at Gaines. Maryland.-Runoff was deficient, but combined storage in Prettyboy and Lock Raven Reservoirs re- mained near average. The level in the key well near Colesville rose slightly but remained below average. THE SOUTHEAST Runoff was below normal or deficient in most of the area except the central and eastern part of Virginia and North Carolina. Minor flooding of secondary highways in Virginia occurred near month's end. Ground-water levels changed little during the month. Virginia.-Flooding of secondary highways resulted from the storm of the 29th at a number of locations in central, southern. and southwestern Virginia. Except for the Tennessee River basin area runoff was near or above median. In some sections deficient moisture conditions were alleviated, and many storage reser- voirs and farm ponds were replenished. North Carolina.-Runoff was above median except in southwest where runoff was deficient for the 4th consecutive month. The above median runoff and minor flooding resulted from heavy rainfall on December 28. Storage in High Rock, Narrows, and Bridgewater Reservoirs increased to about 93 per- cent of average. A record-high level for December was measured in the key well at Elizabeth City. Else- where, levels in observation wells remained in the average range. 'South Carolina.-Runoff was deficient in much of the State. During the last part of the month runoff increased somewhat especially in the upper part of the Santee River basin where minor flooding occurred. Storage in major reservoirs decreased but generally remained above average. Georgia.-Runoff was below median or deficient. Usable storage in Burton, Bartletts Ferry, and Jackson Reservoirs ranged from about average to 120 percent of the 29-year average. In the Albany area levels in the shallow artesian aquifer continued to decline, but the levels in the deep artesian aquifer rose as a result of the seasonal decrease in pumpage by the city of Albany. Water levels in the Piedmont area continued to decline, and in the Savannah area the level in the shallow key well was record-Iow.for December. Florida.-Runoff was below median or deficient ex- cept in the southwest where flow was well above normal. Kissengen Spring near Bartow suddenly began to flow in late December after having little or no flow since early in 1950 and was flowing at the rate of 20 cubic feet per second on January 5. The flqw of Myakka River near Sarasota was almost 10 times the normal flow for this time of year. The levels of most canals in south Florida continued to decline; flow in the Miami Canal at Hialeah (680 cfs) was 75 percent of the 18-year average and mean flow south through the Tamiami Canal outlets (390 ds) was "115 percent of the 17-year median. Ground-water levels in central and northern Florida declined seasonally. In southeast Florida water levels in coastal Broward County rose substan- tially as a result of heavy rainfall that caused tempo- rary local flooding. To the south, in Dade County, however, levels in some areas declined. , .' , Alabama.-Runoff was generally well below median or deficient. Storage in Lake Martin declined seasonally but was 103 percent of the 3l-year average. Ground- water levels generally were below average, and the key well in the heavily pumped Selma area was record- low for December. Tennessee.-Runoff was deficient over most of the State; occasional showers and a general rain alleviated surface dryness somewhat but had little effect on streamflow. Storage in the principal tributary reser- voirs in the Tennessee River basin decreased to about 50 percent of average. Kentucky.-Runoff was below median or deficient as most of the precipitation was snow. Storage in the reservoirs decreased to about 65 percent of average or about 50 percent of that a year ago. WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION Runoff was in the median range except for small areas of deficient runoff and an area of excessive run- off in Ontario. Ground-water levels changed little during the month. Ontario.-Runoff was below median owing to the severe cold weather, and was ueficient for the tenth