USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
175910066155500 1254. PIEZOMETER RASA D, SALINAS, PR
South Coast aquifer (Puerto Rico)
South Coastal Plain Alluvial Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 17°59'10.8", long 66°15'56.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Salinas Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010004,
0.55 mi (0.88 km) south of Highway 52, 0.92 mi (1.48 km) north of the Salinas Speedway, and 2.27 mi (3.65 km) northeast of the intersection of Highway 1 with Highway 3.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 87 ft. Upper casing diameter undefined; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 72.18 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: SHELTER FLOOR ON TOP OF 4-IN CASING, 68.78 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Aug. 1, 1985 to Dec. 18, 2008; TOP OF PCV PIPE, 68.39 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Dec. 17, 2008 to Jul. 18, 2014; Top Of PVC Pipe, 69.38 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jul. 17, 2014 to Aug. 9, 2019; Black mark on top of pvc pipe inside shelter floor, 68.57 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Aug. 8, 2019 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD -
August 2019 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform--15-minute interval.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Highest water level recorded, 19.70 ft., below land-surface datum, January 25, 1999; lowest water level recorded, 54.65 ft., below land-surface datum, September 4, 2022.