USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
180559065280501 99. VIEQUES A1 WELL, VIEQUES, PR
Other aquifers
Esperanza Alluvial Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 18°06'00.80", long 65°28'04.40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Vieques Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010006, 0.19 mi South of Sun Bay Public Beach entrance, 0.48 mi. west from Esperanza, 2.91 mi. northwest of Antonio Rivera RodrÃguez Airport, and 2.51 mi. northeast of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge entrance.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 48 ft. Upper casing diameter undefined; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 16 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Undefined, distance above land-surface datum not defined, UNDEFINED BEGIN DATE to present; Undefined, distance above land-surface datum not defined, UNDEFINED BEGIN DATE to present; Shelter floor, 4.06 ft above land-surface datum, Jan. 29, 2013 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 29, 2013 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder 60 minute interval, satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Funding for site provided by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the U.S. Geological Survey.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - July 29, 2013 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 6.00 ft., below land-surface datum, September 9, 2013; lowest water level recorded, 12.76 ft., below land-surface datum, December 11 and 12, 2015.