USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
354302081433202 BK-127, NCDENR GLEN ALPINE RESEARCH STATION NEAR MORGANTON, NC (REGOLITH)
Piedmont and Blue Ridge crystalline-rock aquifers
Regolith
LOCATION - Lat 35°43'02", long 81°43'32" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Burke County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03050101, 2.2 mi southwest of Morganton.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Gage datum was revised on October 1, 2022, based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 39 ft. Upper casing diameter 2 in; top of first opening 29 ft, bottom of last opening 39 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 1,037.44 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Rim of casing, 3.29 ft above land-surface datum, Sep. 17, 2008 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2008 to current year.
PRECIPITATION: October 2008 to current year, published as station number 354302081433245.
GAGE - Water-level recorder collecting data at 15 minute intervals. Satellite telemetry at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 6.28 ft below land-surface datum, November 12, 2020; lowest water level recorded, 13.84 ft below land-surface datum, September 4, 2011.