USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
372608078404601 41H 3
Piedmont and Blue Ridge crystalline-rock aquifers
Wissahickon Schist
LOCATION - Lat 37°26'08", long 78°40'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Buckingham County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080207, 0.85 mi west of Ranger Headquarters on south side of dirt road off State Highway 636, 1.5 mi south of Sliders. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 54 ft. Upper casing diameter 3 in; top of first opening 49 ft, bottom of last opening 54 ft. Augered observation water well, diameter 1.25 in. from 49 to 54 ft, screened 49 to 54 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 678.32 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: TOP OF CASING, 1.30 ft above land-surface datum, Mar. 1, 1970 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1970 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 1977 in files of the USGS.
GAGE - Electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 15-minute record interval. October 1974 to June 12, 1998, occasional measurement with chalked tape by USGS personnel. August 1971 to October 1974, digital recorder 60-minute record interval. Prior to August 1971, occasional measurement with chalked tape.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 7.31 ft below land-surface datum, Apr. 12, 1973; lowest recorded, 36.38 ft below land-surface datum, Oct. 21-25, 27, 2002.