USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
404313073475201 Q 3659. 1
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Glacial Aquifer, Upper
LOCATION - Lat 40°43'13", long 73°47'52" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Queens County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030201, at south side of intersection of Goethals Avenue and 170th Street, south of western entrance to St. John's University, Jamaica.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 125 ft. Upper casing diameter 2 in; top of first opening 115 ft, bottom of last opening 120 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 91.4 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of coupling, 0.28 ft below land-surface datum, 91.12 ft above land-surface datum, Jul. 26, 1996 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1993 to August 2014, March 2024 to current year.
GAGE - Water level recorder installed May 1998 to August 2014. Periodic manual measurements by USGS personnel.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 29.85 ft above NGVD of 1929, Nov. 23, 2011; lowest recorded, 16.79 ft above NGVD of 1929, Mar. 18, 2000.