USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
345809077301408 JO-035 (NC-173), NCDENR COMFORT RESEARCH STATION WELL U26J8 NEAR COMFORT, NC (SURFICIAL)
Surficial aquifer system
Post Miocene (Quaternary + Pliocene) Rocks
LOCATION - Lat 34°58'12", long 77°30'12" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Jones County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020204, 2.5 mi south of Comfort at North Carolina Division of Forest Resources Fire Tower on Secondary Road 1003.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 15 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 5 ft, bottom of last opening 15 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 65.46 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top of collar on 4-inch casing, 2.35 ft above land-surface datum, Aug. 27, 1986 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1986 to current year.
GAGE - Water-level recorder collecting data at 15-minute intervals. Satellite telemetry at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 0.21 ft above land-surface datum, September 15, 2018; lowest water level recorded, 10.89 ft below land-surface datum, September 27, 1995.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2003 to December 2004.