USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
354616081085102 CW-351 OXFORD RESEARCH STATION NEAR CLAREMONT, NC (BEDROCK)
Piedmont and Blue Ridge crystalline-rock aquifers
Bedrock Undifferentiated
LOCATION - Lat 35°46'15.78", long 81°08'50.45" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Catawba County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03050101, 4 mi. north of Claremont, NC.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 183 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 56 ft, bottom of last opening 183 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 1,033 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Floor of instrument shelf, 0.32 ft above land-surface datum, Jul. 1, 2009 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2009 to current year. Continuous record August 2009 to current year.
PRECIPITATION: March 2011 to October 2022, published as station 354616081085145.
GAGE - Water-level recorder collecting data at 15 minute intervals. Satellite telemetry at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 32.51 ft below land-surface datum, April 04, 2021; lowest water level recorded, 42.09 ft below land-surface datum, January 15, 2013.