BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It’ll come as no surprise that things have been exceptionally dry across the region. Things have been so dry for so long, that it’s having a real impact on how much water is flowing through our rivers, creeks, and streams.

Drought isn’t a thing that can easily be measured. Rain can be measured with a rain gauge, snow can be measured with a ruler, temperature can be measured with a thermometer; so then how does one measure a drought?

A drought is not measured by the scale of just one variable; but the scale, intensity, and duration of many different variables. Below, you’ll see that streamflow is just one of many variables that make up a drought.

HOW WIDESPREAD IS LOW STREAMFLOW?

First let’s quickly discuss what “streamflow” is. Streamflow is a measure of how mu

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