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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
394829074053503 290019 Island Beach 3 Obs
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Magothy-Raritan-Potomac Aquifer System, Undifferentiated
Magothy-Raritan-Potomac Aquifer System, Undifferentiated
LOCATION - Lat 39°48'29", long 74°05'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lacey Township, Ocean County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040301, in Island Beach State Park, about 6.6 mi south of the main entrance.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 2,756 ft. Upper casing diameter 8 in; top of first opening 2,736 ft, bottom of last opening 2,756 ft. Drilled artesian well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 9.02 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Front edge of cutout, 5.00 ft above land-surface datum, Sep. 1, 2004 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1968 to current year.
GAGE - Water-level recorder.
REMARKS - Water level is affected by tidal fluctuation.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 5.95 ft above land surface datum, Apr 23, 1969; lowest, 23.00 ft below land surface datum, between Dec 12, 1989 and Mar 22, 1990.
