USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
420351073193602 Sheffield well SJW 58
Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
Stratified Deposits, Undifferentiated
LOCATION - Lat 42°03'51", long 73°19'36" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Berkshire County, MA, Hydrologic Unit 01100005, about 375 ft east of U.S. Highway 7 and 90 ft north of Hewins Road in Sheffield.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 32 ft. Upper casing diameter 2 in; top of first opening 27 ft, bottom of last opening 32 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 680 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: top of wooden floor in shelter at paint mark, 1.68 ft above land-surface datum, Nov. 13, 2013, to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to current year.
GAGE - Digital recorder with satellite telemeter since November 2013. Monthly measurements prior to November 2013.
COOPERATION - Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - November 2013 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 9.82 ft below land surface, Apr. 30, 1997, lowest, 17.16 ft below land surface, Oct. 24, 2002.