USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
363625076522602 56A 13 SOW 076B
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Patuxent Formation
LOCATION - Lat 36°36'25", long 76°52'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Suffolk City, VA, Hydrologic Unit 03010202, 700 ft west of State Highway 615, 0.5 mi southwest of Olive Branch Church, and 8.1 mi south of Holland. Owner: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 807 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 797 ft, bottom of last opening 802 ft. Drilled observation water well, screened 797 to 802 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 75 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF CASING, 0.80 ft above land-surface datum, Jan. 12, 1988 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1979 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 1985 in files of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
GAGE - Electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 15-minute record interval. July 19, 1995 to Oct. 31, 2009, occasional measurement with chalked tape by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division personnel. Oct. 16, 1992 to July 19, 1995, bimonthly measurement with chalked tape by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division personnel. Mar. 2, 1989 to Oct. 15, 1992, occasional measurement with chalked tape by USGS. Prior to Oct. 16, 1989, bimonthly measurement with chalked tape by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division personnel.
COOPERATION - Records provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 169.48 ft below land-surface datum, May 9, 10, 2012; lowest measured, 228.29 ft below land-surface datum, May 5, 1995.