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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
371543076003401 62G 15 SOW 121
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Upper Chesapeake Group
Upper Chesapeake Group
LOCATION - Lat 37°15'43", long 76°00'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Northampton County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080110, 100 ft southwest of State Highway 642, 0.5 mi south of intersection of State Highways 184 and 642, and 0.7 mi southeast of Cape Charles. Owner: Brown and Root Corporation.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 190 ft. Upper casing diameter 4.00 in; top of first opening 180 ft, bottom of last opening 190 ft. Drilled observation water well, screened 180 to 190 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 12 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF SHELF, 1.50 ft above land-surface datum, Nov. 3, 1981, to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1980 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 1987 in files of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
GAGE - Electronic data logger, 15-minute record interval. July 15, 1985 to March 15, 2006, continuous strip-chart recorder. Prior to July 15, 1985, occasional measurement with chalked tape by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division personnel.
REMARKS - Well is located in Yorktown-Eastover aquifer of Miocene-Pliocene age. Records provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division. Water level affected by local pumpage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 8.71 ft below land-surface datum, Mar. 12, 13, 2013; lowest recorded, 14.31 ft below land-surface datum, Jan. 16, 17, 1986.
