USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
365212076091202 61C 46 SOW 212B
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Pliocene Series
LOCATION - Lat 36°52'11.60", long 76°09'12.43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Virginia Beach City, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080108, at Bayside High School in Virginia Beach. Owner: City of Virginia Beach.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 77 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 62 ft, bottom of last opening 72 ft. Drilled observation water well, screened 62 to 72 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 20.37 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF PVC CASING, INDICATED BY BLACK MARK ON CASING, 2.36 ft above land-surface datum, Jul. 17, 2000 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2000 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 2002 in files of the USGS.
GAGE - Electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 60-minute record interval. Prior to Apr. 13, 2001, occasional measurement with chalked tape by USGS personnel.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 10.07 ft below land-surface datum, Oct. 13, 2016; lowest recorded, 17.94 ft below land-surface datum, Aug 25, 26, 2002.