USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
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Pennsylvanian aquifers
Kanawha Formation
LOCATION - Lat 38°20'08", long 80°29'28" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Webster County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050005, at Bishop Knob Campground about 0.50 mi from junction of U.S. Forest Service Roads 81 and 82 and about 4 mi from Dyer.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 80 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 60 ft, bottom of last opening 80 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 3,090.3 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top of extended casing, 2.0 ft above land-surface datum, Mar. 1, 1980 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1980 to September 1982 (periodic water level), October 1982 to current year (daily water level at noon).
GAGE - Water-level recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 3,090.3 ft above NAVD88 (GNSS Level II survey). No instrumentation prior to October 1982.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 21.00 ft below land-surface datum, Dec. 5, 1996; lowest, 29.16 ft below land-surface datum, Nov. 11, 12, 2008.