USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
365530077104006 53D 10 SOW 179E
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Upper Cretaceous Series
LOCATION - Lat 36°55'30", long 77°10'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Sussex County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 03010201, off State Highway 634, 1.4 mi south of State Highway 35, and 1.7 mi southeast of Homeville. Owner: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 145 ft. Upper casing diameter 4.50 in; top of first opening 130 ft, bottom of last opening 140 ft. Drilled observation water well, diameter 4 in. from 130 to 145 ft, screened 130 to 140 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 90 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF SHELF, 1.33 ft above land-surface datum, Jun. 16, 2005 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1985 to current year.
GAGE - Electronic data logger, 15-minute record interval. Mar. 1, 1988 to June 16, 2005, occasional measurement with chalked tape by USGS personnel. Prior to Mar. 1, 1988, digital recorder, 60-minute record interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 59.87 ft below land-surface datum, June 7, 2013; lowest measured, 82.50 ft below land-surface datum, Sept. 12, 1995.