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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
390608074483801 090099 Cape May County Park 8 Obs NJ Permit Number 35-00680
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Cohansey Sand
Cohansey Sand
LOCATION - Lat 39°06'11", long 74°48'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Middle Township, Cape May County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040302, at Cape May County Park. Drive through Park entrance where you would make donation to go to the zoo. Take your first right and drive about 500 feet to the well on your right. Updated coordinates as of December 2016: 39.10340400 -74.81033200
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 230 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 214 ft, bottom of last opening 230 ft. Drilled artesian well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 10.73 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Transfer MP created for migration, 0 ft above land-surface datum, Oct. 10, 1957 to Aug. 2, 1978; TOP OF CASING (REMOVED COUPLE), 2.0 ft above land-surface datum, Aug. 1, 1978 to Dec. 2, 1986; TOP OF SHELF, 2.2 ft above land-surface datum, Dec. 1, 1988 to May 13, 2000; Top of hole in well seal, 2.27 ft above land-surface datum, May 12, 2000 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1957 to current year.
GAGE - Water-level recorder.
REMARKS - Water level is affected by tidal fluctuation and nearby pumping.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 3.31 ft below land surface datum, Mar 29-30, 2010; lowest, 22.01 ft below land surface datum, Jul 9, 1988.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 230 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 214 ft, bottom of last opening 230 ft. Drilled artesian well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 10.73 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Transfer MP created for migration, 0 ft above land-surface datum, Oct. 10, 1957 to Aug. 2, 1978; TOP OF CASING (REMOVED COUPLE), 2.0 ft above land-surface datum, Aug. 1, 1978 to Dec. 2, 1986; TOP OF SHELF, 2.2 ft above land-surface datum, Dec. 1, 1988 to May 13, 2000; Top of hole in well seal, 2.27 ft above land-surface datum, May 12, 2000 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1984-09-25 to present. Chloride sampling occurs periodically at this site.
