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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
371208076341105 58F 54 SOW 171E
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Pliocene Series
Pliocene Series
LOCATION - Lat 37°12'08", long 76°34'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Newport News City, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080206, 0.4 mi southeast of the intersection of State Highways 143 and 238 and 150 ft north of State Highway 143 in Newport News. Owner: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 88 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 78 ft, bottom of last opening 88 ft. Drilled observation water well, screened 78 to 88 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 55 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF CASING, 1.60 ft above land-surface datum, Jul. 8, 1992 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1984 to October 1991, July 1992 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 1986 in files of the USGS.
GAGE - Electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 15-minute record interval. Oct. 1, 1999 to Sept. 12, 2007, occasional measurement with chalked tape by USGS and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division personnel. Prior to Oct. 1, 1999, digital recorder, 60-minute record interval. Digital recorder was removed from Oct. 18, 1991 to July 8, 1992. During this period, occasional measurements with chalked tape.
COOPERATION - Records provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
REMARKS - Well is located in Yorktown confining unit of Pliocene age. Water level affected by occasional pumpage for water-quality sampling.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 21.06 ft below land-surface datum, Mar. 30, 2010; lowest recorded, 27.34 ft below land-surface datum, Nov. 1, 1990.
