Click
to
hide
Water-Year
Summary
instructions
and
information
- Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
- For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
- For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
- For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
- Not all sites have reports available for every water year.
USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
422906072124301 Petersham well PHW 16
Other aquifers
Till Deposits
Till Deposits
LOCATION - Lat 42°29'06.27", long 72°12'41.17" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Worcester County, MA, Hydrologic Unit 01080204, Located approximately 250 ft south of West Street and 0.77 mi west of Route 122 in Petersham.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 39 ft. Upper casing diameter 2 in; top of first opening 29 ft, bottom of last opening 39 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 793.79 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: top of well casing, 3.0 ft above land-surface datum, Jan. 31, 1984 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1984 to current year.
GAGE - Digital recorder with satellite telemetry since May 2012; monthly measurement prior to May 2012.
COOPERATION - Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources.
REMARKS - Records good. Periods of missing record are not estimated.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 4.71 ft below land-surface datum, June 5, 1964 (monthly measurement); lowest, 16.93 ft below land-surface datum, Dec. 19, 2001 (monthly measurement).
