USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
364920076093201 61C 27 SOW 174A
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Upper Chesapeake Group
LOCATION - Lat 36°49'20.12", long 76°09'29.73" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Virginia Beach City, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080208, at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach. Owner: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 175 ft. Upper casing diameter 3.00 in; top of first opening 160 ft, bottom of last opening 170 ft. Drilled observation water well, screened 160 to 170 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 11.61 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF CASING, 0.80 ft above land-surface datum, April 25, 1984, to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1984 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 Unpublished records available prior to October 1985 in files of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.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, 60-minute record interval. July 5, 1995 to June 14, 2005, occasional measurement with chalked tape by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division and USGS personnel. Oct. 9, 1985 to July 5, 1995, bimonthly measurement with chalked tape. Prior to Oct. 9, 1985, occasional measurement with chalked tape.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level measured, 5.42 ft below land-surface datum, Mar. 29, 2010; lowest measured, 11.73 ft below land-surface datum, Aug 6, 1986.