USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
335631078003606 BR-083 (NC-199), NCDENR SOUTHPORT RESEARCH STATION, GG32t6, NEAR SOUTHPORT, NC (SURFICIAL)
Surficial aquifer system
Post Miocene (Quaternary + Pliocene) Rocks
LOCATION - Lat 33°56'31", long 78°00'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Brunswick County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030005, 1.6 mi north of Southport, on Secondary Road 1527.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 21 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 11 ft, bottom of last opening 21 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 28 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: SHELTER INSTALLED NEW MP +1.27/28/L/0.1/NGVD29/"Meas.Pt.Alt/Alt Method/Altitude/Accuracy/Altit, 0 ft above land-surface datum, Jan. 26, 1970 to Oct. 16, 1997; Top of instrument shelf/29.27/L/0.1/NGVD29/"Meas.Pt.Alt/Alt Method/Altitude/Accuracy/Altitude, 1.27 ft above land-surface datum, Oct. 16, 1997 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1970 to current year. Continuous record began October 1997.
GAGE - Water-level recorder collecting data at 15-minute intervals. The land surface datum of the gage is 26.7 ft above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAD83 (2011). Satellite telemetry at site.
COOPERATION - Station operated in cooperation with Brunswick County.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 0.12 ft above land-surface datum, September 16, 2018; lowest water level measured, 11.36 ft below land-surface datum, October 10, 1977.