USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
180559065280501 99. VIEQUES A1 WELL, VIEQUES, PR
Other aquifers
Esperanza Alluvial Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 18°06'00.80", long 65°28'04.40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Vieques Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010006, 0.19 mi South of Sun Bay Public Beach entrance, 0.48 mi. west from Esperanza, 2.91 mi. northwest of Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport, and 2.51 mi. northeast of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge entrance.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 48 ft. Upper casing diameter undefined; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 16 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF SHELTER BASE, 12.6 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 1, 2012 to Jan. 30, 2013; Shelter floor, 11.94 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 29, 2013 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 29, 2013 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder 15-minute interval, satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Funding for site provided by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the U.S. Geological Survey.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - July 30, 2013 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 5.88 ft., below land-surface datum, November 8, 2022; lowest water level recorded, 16.90 ft., below land-surface datum, October 17, 2016.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2021 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket precipitation gage and data collection platform – 15 minutes interval.