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481841097490301 156-056-22DDD

Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
Fordville Aquifer

LOCATION - Lat 48°18'39.24", long 97°49'03.98" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.22, T.156 N., R.56 W., Walsh County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020308,

GROUNDWATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -

August 1968 to current year.

WELL CHARACTERISTICS.--Drilled observation well, depth 57 ft, cased with 52 ft of 4-in diameter plastic pipe, screen set 52 to 57 ft below land-surface datum.

DATUM.--Altitude of land-surface datum is 1,166.73 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (levels by ND State Water Commission). Prior to October 1, 2017 land-surface datum was published as 1,170 ft above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.

MEASURING POINT.--Top of casing 1.90 ft. above land-surface datum.

EXTREMES FOR WATER YEAR 2014.--Highest water level, 11.56 ft below land-surface datum, October 1; lowest water level, 12.75 ft below land-surface datum, March 28, 29.

EXTREMES FOR WATER YEAR 2015.--Highest water level, 11.84 ft below land-surface datum, October 1; lowest water level, 13.34 ft below land-surface datum, May 9, 10, 12, 13.

EXTREMES FOR WATER YEAR 2016.--Highest water level, 11.53 ft below land-surface datum, September 27; lowest water level, 13.38 ft below land-surface datum, March 4, 5.

EXTREMES FOR WATER YEAR 2017.--Highest water level, 11.19 ft below land-surface datum, June 28; lowest water level, 12.21 ft below land-surface datum, September 23.

REMARKS - For Water Years 2005 and 2006, the extreme for period of record lowest daily water level was incorrectly published at 24.26 ft below land-surface datum. The correct extreme for period of record lowest daily water level should have been published at 24.21 ft below land-surface datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 10.56 ft below land-surface datum, July 12, 18, 2013; lowest daily water level, 24.21 ft below land-surface datum, June 7, 1993.