USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
451605097071701 121N52W13BBBA R (SISSETON GW WELL GT-79A)
Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
Prairie Coteau Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 45°16'05", long 97°07'17" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.13, T.121 N., R.52 W., Grant County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 10170202, in field 4.0 mi south of Hwy 12 on 454th Ave, 4.7 mi southwest of exit 207 on I-29, and 5.7 mi southeast of Ortley.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 198.1 ft. Upper casing diameter 2 in; top of first opening 163 ft, bottom of last opening 198.1 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 1,916.87 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: LAND SURFACE, 0 ft above land-surface datum, Apr. 17, 1980 to Jun. 15, 2014; TOP OF WELL CASING, 3.8 ft above land-surface datum, Jun. 14, 2014 to Oct. 1, 2021; Unknown, 3.3 ft above land-surface datum, Oct. 4, 2022 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2014 to Sept. 30, 2020 and Dec. 18, 2023 to present.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 70.02 ft. below land-surface datum, May 27, 2020. Lowest water level, 91.66 ft. below land-surface datum, Aug. 14, 2016.