Drought Indicator Wells

Water level in status table ranked against historical data for the matching month through 2023.

Contoured baseflow (circles) and well (triangles) percentile data. Current or selected month ranked against data from same month in previous years (1965 - 2023). Graphic is re-drawn each Tuesday.

D4 Exceptional	D3 Extreme	D2 Severe	D1 Moderate	D0 Abnormally Dry
< 2	2 - 5	5 - 10	10 - 20	20 - 30

Normal	Wet
30 - 70	> 70

The NC Division of Water Resources, US Geological Survey and local networks monitor groundwater levels in the listed wells to measure the impact of rainfall (or the lack of rainfall). These wells are chosen as Drought Indicator Wells because they respond to rainfall quickly and their levels are a measure of the amount of water stored in the subsurface which is available to discharge to surface water features. The well table's "status" column is a comparison between the current or chosen month represented by the date and the ranking of all levels recorded in that month in previous years. The wells are initially in status date descending order, but clicking on any column header will re-sort the table by that column, in ascending or descending order. Links on the upper map and well table give the user access to a well's monthly percentile plot. The well id link leads to all that well's water level data. The histogram in the lower right depicts the 7-2024 statewide percentile distribution compared to 2023, 2002 and normal.

The lower map is the DWR Drought Image, which brings together groundwater levels measured in wells and calculated baseflow from stream gages. Clicking on that map links the user to another web page with more information about how this graphic is derived. You may view these wells, gages and current drought image in our map interface. The Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) monitors drought conditions in North Carolina and depicts drought using the US Drought Monitor's standard set of percentiles. The DWR Drought Image also uses these percentiles.

You may choose a different month and year of interest or type of comparison below and the web page will be redrawn.

Status colors based on DMAC Percentile comparison between current level
and record through 2023.
Comparison type: Month and Year:

Today: July 3, 2024

Well Name	Cur%ile	Status	County	River Basin	Years	%-Daily
Gibsonville	41	2024-07-02	Guilford	Cape Fear	56	42
Clarendon	13	2024-07-02	Columbus	Lumber	48	31
Wilkesboro	46	2024-07-02	Wilkes	Yadkin-PeeDee	52	52
Rowland	3	2024-07-02	Robeson	Lumber	53	23
Troutman	38	2024-07-02	Iredell	Catawba	56	57
Hornets Nest Park	47	2024-07-02	Mecklenburg	Catawba	25	100
Columbus	35	2024-07-02	Polk	Broad	49	46
Manteo Airport	33	2024-07-02	Dare	Pasquotank	40	53
Como	26	2024-07-02	Hertford	Chowan	43	48
Bryson City	34	2024-07-02	Swain	Little Tennessee	59	44
Laurel Springs	47	2024-07-02	Alleghany	New	53	44
Topsail Beach **	0	2024-07-02	Pender	White Oak	41	48
Elizabeth City (NC-195)	90	2024-07-01	Pasquotank	Pasquotank	33	90
Champion (HW-047)	30	2024-07-01	Haywood	French Broad	68	97
Blantyre (NC-144)	58	2024-07-01	Transylvania	French Broad	43	99
Simpson (NC-160)	18	2024-07-01	Pitt	Tar-Pamlico	30	90
Grantham (NC-148)	7	2024-07-01	Wayne	Neuse	44	60
Comfort (NC-173)	12	2024-07-01	Jones	Neuse	38	72
Pisgah Forest (NC-147)	53	2024-07-01	Transylvania	French Broad	39	98
Barber (NC-193)	63	2024-07-01	Rowan	Yadkin-PeeDee	35	96
Glen Alpine (BK-126)	50	2024-07-01	Burke	Catawba	54	44
Upper Piedmont RS (RK-239)	27	2024-07-01	Rockingham	Roanoke	22	48
Rose Hill (NC-222R)	25	2024-07-01	Duplin	Cape Fear	42	55
Jordan Creek (NC-194)	44	2024-07-01	Scotland	Lumber	31	89
Mocksville (NC-142)	66	2024-07-01	Davie	Yadkin-PeeDee	43	97
American Thread (NC-192)	32	2024-07-01	Cherokee	Hiwassee	35	100
Van Swamp (NC-158)	16	2024-07-01	Washington	Roanoke	30	90
Plymouth	3	2024-06-28	Washington	Roanoke	44	54
Cove City	20	2024-06-27	Craven	Neuse	39	45
Littleton	4	2024-06-26	Halifax	Tar-Pamlico	56	35
Godley	3	2024-06-25	Beaufort	Tar-Pamlico	43	47
Camp Lejeune	65	2024-06-20	Onslow	Cape Fear	37	91
NH Correctional Institute **	4	2024-06-19	New Hanover	Cape Fear	12	94
Southport (BR-083)	21	2024-06-19	Brunswick	Cape Fear	54	49
Calabash (BR-381) **	43	2024-06-19	Brunswick	Lumber	10	100
Welcome	51	2024-06-19	Davidson	Yadkin-PeeDee	53	49
Graingers	31	2024-06-19	Lenoir	Neuse	28	81
East Bend VFD **	0	2024-06-19	Yadkin	Yadkin-PeeDee	10	98
Beaver Creek	35	2024-06-19	Ashe	New	54	55
Cherry Point	8	2024-06-18	Craven	Neuse	35	57
Atlantic	14	2024-06-18	Carteret	White Oak	43	29
Oxford	48	2024-06-18	Granville	Tar-Pamlico	57	37
Cleveland **	0	2024-06-18	Johnston	Neuse	20	93
UNC Campus	68	2024-06-18	Orange	Cape Fear	65	39
Bunn	4	2024-06-18	Franklin	Tar-Pamlico	19	92
Caldwell	22	2024-06-18	Orange	Neuse	55	32
Densons Creek Park	14	2024-06-17	Montgomery	Yadkin-PeeDee	11	95
NC Zoo	91	2024-06-17	Randolph	Cape Fear	52	43
Gum Neck	5	2024-06-17	Tyrrell	Pasquotank	48	43
Monroe	44	2024-06-17	Union	Yadkin-PeeDee	55	44
Whortonsville	9	2024-06-17	Pamlico	Neuse	47	34
Stantonsburg	11	2024-06-15	Wilson	Neuse	22	85
Bladenboro	28	2024-06-15	Bladen	Lumber	49	42
Halls	13	2024-06-15	Sampson	Cape Fear	44	43
Kelly	69	2024-06-15	Bladen	Cape Fear	43	41
Seabrook School	24	2024-06-15	Cumberland	Cape Fear	43	44
Old Sparta	20	2024-06-15	Edgecombe	Tar-Pamlico	24	82
Pink Hill	17	2024-06-15	Duplin	Cape Fear	13	99
Lewiston	12	2024-06-13	Bertie	Roanoke	41	52
Gold Point	44	2024-06-13	Martin	Tar-Pamlico	22	93
Big Flatty Creek	16	2024-06-13	Pasquotank	Pasquotank	48	26
Warren County High School	21	2024-06-12	Warren	Tar-Pamlico	14	87
Nash County Well No. 3 - Nashville	69	2024-06-12	Nash	Tar-Pamlico	13	97
Caledonia Prison Farm	28	2024-06-12	Halifax	Roanoke	13	97
Roxobel	29	2024-06-12	Bertie	Chowan	25	100
Gibson Park	42	2024-06-11	Guilford	Cape Fear	21	84
Knox Road	39	2024-06-11	Guilford	Cape Fear	22	81
Magnolia School	30	2024-06-11	Robeson	Lumber	47	41
Triad Park	33	2024-06-11	Guilford	Cape Fear	22	84
Station 45 (Humble Road)	46	2024-06-11	Guilford	Cape Fear	18	60
General Timber	65	2024-06-11	Chatham	Cape Fear	11	96
Hagan Stone Park	40	2024-06-11	Guilford	Cape Fear	23	71
Prison Farm	97	2024-06-11	Guilford	Cape Fear	20	83
Summerfield (Jack Dent Park)	65	2024-06-10	Guilford	Cape Fear	22	78
COL-1	59	2024-06-03	Orange	Cape Fear	13	98
COL-4	17	2024-05-31	Orange	Cape Fear	13	100
COL-3	19	2024-05-31	Orange	Cape Fear	13	100
DF-4D	31	2024-05-30	Orange	Cape Fear	16	72
Eubanks Road	30	2024-05-30	Orange	Cape Fear	14	100
Millhouse Road	62	2024-05-30	Orange	Cape Fear	14	100
911 Center	39	2024-05-13	Orange	Neuse	12	100
Blackwood Farm Bedrock	35	2024-05-13	Orange	Cape Fear	14	100
Bent Creek	23	2024-04-24	Buncombe	French Broad	12	100

Most Recent Water Level Compared to Historical Monthly Water Levels
	Above maximum - 0
	70 - 99th percentile - 3
	30 - 70th percentile - 41
	20 - 30th percentile (D0) - 13
	10 - 20th percentile (D1) - 13
	5 - 10th percentile (D2) - 4
	2 - 5th percentile (D3) - 6
	1 - 2nd percentile (D4) - 0
	Below minimum (D4) - 3
83 Wells Average years of record: 34 Average percent daily measurements: 70