USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
401637076071501 LN 1351
Early Mesozoic basin aquifers
Hammer Creek Formation
LOCATION - Lat 40°16'37.3", long 76°07'14.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Lancaster County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050306, at State Game Lands 220, near Blainsport.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 135 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 50 ft, bottom of last opening 135 ft. Drilled unused well, cased to 50 ft, open hole.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 491 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: top of casing; MODIFIED DATE FOR AQ MIGRATION; 03/01/2001, 2.89 ft above land-surface datum, Nov. 29, 1956 to present. Elevation of land surface is from Lidar.
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 8, 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform with 15-minute recording interval. Recording interval changed from 60-min to 15-min on Feb 20, 2025. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Site maintained in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - The extremes shown are extremes of the instantaneous depth below land surface for the period of record indicated above. Highest water level, 7.44 ft below land-surface datum, Sep 8, 2011; lowest, 13.86 ft below land-surface datum, Nov 19, 2024.