Precipitation and runoff and altitude relations for connecticut River

Synopsis—This paper discusses the amount of and variation in precipitation and runoff of the Connecticut River and its tributaries in New England and the relations of these two factors to the mean altitude of drainage‐areas. While there are numerous precipitation‐stations in and near the Connecticut River Basin, only two of these are at elevations exceeding 2,000 feet, whereas the river‐basin often reaches 2,500 to 5,500 feet elevation, and over 6,000 feet in the White Mountain Region. This requires therefore a consideration of station and basin altitudes in the determination of basin‐precipitation. The general relations between precipitation and altitude have been studied and determined.