USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
395028074104401 290585 DOE-Forked River Obs
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Piney Point Formation
LOCATION - Lat 39°50'27.6", long 74°10'42.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Lacey Township, Ocean County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040301, at the Forsythe National Wildlife Area, Forked River.
REVISIONS HISTORY - On 2023-08-11 the period from 2022-12-16 at 13:26 to 2023-02-27 at 11:09 was revised due to an incorrect measurement.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 422 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 412 ft, bottom of last opening 422 ft. Drilled artesian well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 12 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top of shelf, 3.8 ft above land-surface datum, Mar. 8, 1984 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1984 to current year.
GAGE - Water-level recorder.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 0.83 ft above land surface datum, Jun 1, 1984; lowest, 9.70 ft below land surface datum, Mar 10, 1996.