USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
371841081584201 15G 19 SOW 222
Pennsylvanian aquifers
Norton Formation
LOCATION - Lat 37°18'41.39", long 81°58'41.10" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Buchanan County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 05070202, 9 mi east of intersection of U.S Highway 460 and State Highway 83 in Grundy, at J.M. Bevins Elementary School. Owner: Buchanan County.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 242 ft. Upper casing diameter 6.63 in; top of first opening 55 ft, bottom of last opening 145.5 ft. Drilled unused water well, cased to 45.0 ft, open hole from 45 to 242 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 1,442.29 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: TOP OF SHELF, 1.94 ft above land-surface datum, May. 7, 2008 to present.
Land-surface datum is 1442.291 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). Estimated uncertainty is 0.121 ft. Measuring point: TOP OF SHELF, 1.94 ft above land-surface datum, May. 7, 2008 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2008 to current year.
GAGE - Electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 15-minute record interval.
COOPERATION - Records provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 14.28 ft below land-surface datum, March 1, 2021; lowest recorded, 26.45 ft below land-surface datum, Nov. 21, 22, 2008.