USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
364935116065401 Pluto 4
Volcanic Rocks
LOCATION - Lat 36°49'35.17", long 116°06'56.73" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, S15 T13S R52E M, Nye County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 160600142301,
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Groundwater levels above NGVD of 1929 and NAVD of 1988 from June 29, 1962, to July 1, 2025, at 16:40 UTC were revised on July 17, 2025, because land-surface datum was resurveyed. The previous land-surface datum was 4,151.7 ft above NGVD of 1929. The current/updated land-surface datum is 4,153.92 ft above NAVD of 1988.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 261 ft. Upper casing diameter 4.5 in; top of first opening 51 ft, bottom of last opening 261 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 4,153.92 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top of 4 1/2-in casing, 0 ft above land-surface datum, Jan. 7, 2009 to Apr. 4, 2019; Red mark on top of 4 1/2-inch (OD), 4-inch (ID) casing, north side, 1.97 ft above land-surface datum, Apr. 3, 2019 to present. The NAVD of 1988 datum was determined by a level 2 GNSS survey (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000), GEOID 18) by USGS on June 3, 2025, and tied to the land-surface reference mark on the well casing. Prior to June 3, 2025, the land-surface datum was 4,151.7 ft above NGVD of 1929 as reported in a USGS report.
COOPERATION - U.S. Department of Energy as part of the Nevada Environmental Management Operations Activity.