USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
354133082042203 MC-109 PLEASANT GARDENS RESEARCH STATION AT PLEASANT GARDENS, NC (BEDROCK)
Piedmont and Blue Ridge crystalline-rock aquifers
Bedrock Undifferentiated
LOCATION - Lat 35°41'33.4", long 82°04'22.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Mcdowell County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03050101, 3.6 mi west of Marion, at Pleasant Gardens.
REVISIONS HISTORY -
Groundwater levels for the period Feb. 1, 2019, to May 30, 2019 were revised on Sep. 26, 2019 based on changes to a gage-height correction.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 197 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 81 ft, bottom of last opening 197 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 1,344.6 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top of casing, 1.02 ft above land-surface datum, Aug. 19, 2010 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2010 to current year.
PRECIPITATION: August 2010 to current year, station number 354133082042245.
GAGE - Water-level recorder collecting data at 15-minute intervals. Satellite telemetry at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 20.86 ft below land-surface datum, June 01, 2018; lowest water level recorded, 31.93 ft below land-surface datum, December 08, 2023.