LOCATION.-- Lat
38°22'15.5", long 75°04'18.3" referenced to North
American Datum of 1983, Worcester County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060010,
at 44th St, Ocean City.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.-- Depth 500 ft. Upper casing diameter 4
in; top of first opening 388 ft, bottom of last opening 500 ft.
Drilled, observation, artesian well.
DATUM.-- Land-surface datum is 5.59 ft above National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of recorder shelter
platform, 2.84 ft above land-surface datum, Oct. 1986 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- October 1986 to current year.
GAGE.-- Water-level measurements by U.S. Geological Survey
personnel. Equipped with digital water-level recorder--15-minute
recording interval, October 1986 to current year.
REMARKS.-- Ocean City Groundwater Monitoring Network observation
well. Water levels are affected by local groundwater withdrawal,
especially during summer peak demands.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Highest water level recorded,
0.42 ft below land surface, October 8, 1993 (recorder); lowest
recorded, 40.65 ft below land surface, August 17, 1998
(recorder).
This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Dover office.
Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement
Daily data pages will be decommissioned in early 2026.
Daily data are now available in WDFN.
