USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
375635075271502 67M 11 SOW 115B
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Upper Chesapeake Group
LOCATION - Lat 37°56'35", long 75°27'15" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Accomack County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02040303, 200 ft east of State Highway 175, 2.4 mi east of Wattsville, and 2.5 mi northeast of intersection of State Highways 175 and 798. Owner: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 138 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 118 ft, bottom of last opening 138 ft. Drilled observation water well, screened 118 to 138 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 14 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF CASING, 1.90 ft above land-surface datum, Feb. 29, 1988 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1981 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 1987 in files of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
GAGE - Electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 15-minute record interval. July 20, 1995 to June 21, 2012, occasional measurement with chalked tape by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division personnel. Oct. 1, 1985 to July 20, 1995, bimonthly measurement with chalked tape. Prior to Oct. 1, 1985, occasional measurement with chalked tape.
COOPERATION - Records provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level measured, 8.69 ft below land-surface datum, Mar. 2, 2010; lowest measured, 17.22 ft below land-surface datum, July 23, 2002.