The tables below show drought indicators and overall drought status each of the six drought regions in New Jersey. A water drop (S) denotes the indicator has been green for more than a year. To view a specific region, follow the links below. This page can also be downloaded in PDF.

Select a drought region:	Central
	Coastal North
	Coastal South
	Northeast
	Northwest
	Southwest
	How to determine your drought region
	Find the drought status of neighboring areas/state
	Resource Importance as a NJ Water Source by Region
	1-page description of drought indicators (PDF)
	NJ Geological Survey's Drought Indicators Information Circular (PDF)

Northwest Drought Region
Updated: September 1, 2010

5         5   S           3
		S
Res=reservoir DRBC=Delaware River Basin Commision ground water refers to unconfined ground water # = The number in each colored dot is the number of weeks the specific indicator in that region has been in that status.		Printing Note
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Central Drought Region
Updated: September 1, 2010

0       4   S       S           6
		S
Res=reservoir DRBC=Delaware River Basin Commision ground water refers to unconfined ground water # = The number in each colored dot is the number of weeks the specific indicator in that region has been in that status.		Printing Note
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Northeast Drought Region
Updated: September 1, 2010

10         1 1     0
		4
Res=reservoir ground water refers to unconfined ground water # = The number in each colored dot is the number of weeks the specific indicator in that region has been in that status.		Printing Note
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Southwest Drought Region
Updated: September 1, 2010

5     2   S         10
		S
Res=reservoir ground water refers to unconfined ground water # = The number in each colored dot is the number of weeks the specific indicator in that region has been in that status.		Printing Note
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Coastal North Drought Region
Updated: September 1, 2010

0     0   S       5
		S
Res=reservoir ground water refers to unconfined ground water # = The number in each colored dot is the number of weeks the specific indicator in that region has been in that status.		Printing Note
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Coastal South Drought Region
Updated: September 1, 2010

0   1     0
		S
Res=reservoir ground water refers to unconfined ground water # = The number in each colored dot is the number of weeks the specific indicator in that region has been in that status.		Printing Note
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