Drought Updates from the Delaware River Basin States
- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection updated its drought declarations on June 29, moving four counties – all in the DRB – from drought watch to drought warning: Berks, Lebanon, Lancaster and Lehigh. Currently, five PA DRB counties are in drought warning (the above-mentioned four, plus Chester County), five are in drought watch and seven are in normal conditions.
- For the rest of the Basin states, all New York DRB counties are in normal conditions, all Delaware counties are in drought watch and all New Jersey counties remain in drought warning.
- Learn more and view an updated map showing state-issued drought declarations in the DRB at https://www.nj.gov/drbc/programs/flow/state-drought-links.html.
- Please also visit PADEP’s drought page for info on water suppliers requiring or requesting mandatory water conservation: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/programs-and-services/water/bureau-of-safe-drinking-water/interstate-water-resources-management-division/drought-information
Additional Links of Interest
- Visit the Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center at https://www.weather.gov/marfc/Precipitation_Departures to check out rainfall totals compared to average.
- Visit DRBC’s Hydrosnap portal at https://hydrosnap.drbc.net to get updates on the location of the salt front, as well as reservoir storage and streamflow at key locations in the Basin. Updates daily between 8-9 a.m.
- View additional DRBC hydrology reports at https://www.nj.gov/drbc/programs/flow/hydrologic-reports.html.
Below are maps of the (1) Current State-Declared Drought Status in the Delaware River Basin (dated 6/29/26) and (2) the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor (dated 6/30/26) zoomed in and including the Delaware River Basin boundary (click each to view larger).
