Here you see Patten Stream tumbling into Patten Bay at low tide on Tuesday. We have no lack of life-giving fresh water along the coast of Maine. (Image taken in Surry, Maine, on November 9, 2021.) However, Maine’s northwestern counties are still suffering abnormal dryness and drought.
Today’s U.S. Drought Report map shows the areas in Maine that, as of today, are “abnormally dry” (yellow), in “moderate drought” (tan), or in “severe drought” (burnt orange):
