USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
364852076252203 59C 31 SOW 163C
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Upper Cretaceous Series
LOCATION - Lat 36°48'52", long 76°25'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Chesapeake City, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080208, 0.7 mi southeast of intersection of State Highways 191 and 337, in Chesapeake. Owner: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 631 ft. Upper casing diameter 2 in; top of first opening 621 ft, bottom of last opening 631 ft. Drilled observation water well. 2 in. steel casing 0'to 621', 3 in. stainless steel screen 621 to 631 ft. 50 mesh screen.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 15 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF CASING, 2.88 ft above land-surface datum, Mar. 11, 1996 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1981 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 1985 in files of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
GAGE - Electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 15-minute record interval. Oct. 9, 1996 to Aug. 10, 2016, occasional measurement with chalked tape by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division personnel. Aug. 21, 1985 to Oct. 9, 1996, bimonthly measurement with chalked tape. Prior to Aug. 21, 1985, occasional measurement with chalked tape.
COOPERATION - Records provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level measured, 67.13 ft below land-surface datum, Feb. 23, 1983; lowest measured, 106.01 ft below land-surface datum, July 24, 2008.