USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
390425074544601 090089 Oyster Lab 4 Obs NJ Permit Number 37-00158
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Cohansey Sand
LOCATION - Lat 39°04'25", long 74°54'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Middle Township, Cape May County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040206, at the Rutgers Oyster Laboratory, near Green Creek.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 210 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 195 ft, bottom of last opening 210 ft. Drilled artesian well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 7.37 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Front edge of cutout in pvc housing, 3.9 ft above land-surface datum, Aug. 1, 1985, to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1957 to current year.
GAGE - Submersible logger pressure transducer--60 minute recording interval. Water-level extremes recorder, May 1977 to May 2005. Periodic measurements, August 1975 to May 1977. Water-level recorder, August 1957 to August 1975.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 2.07 ft below land surface datum, Apr 3, 1958; lowest, 15.71 ft below land surface datum, between Jun 4 and Sep 30, 1986.