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STATION.--395846077040601 ADAMS COUNTY, local well
number AD146
LOCATION.--Lat 39`58'45.4", long
77`04'09.0", Hydrologic Unit 02050306, at State Game Land No.
249, and near York Springs.
OWNER.--U.S. Geological Survey.
AQUIFER.--Gettysburg Formation, Late Triassic
age.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.--Drilled observation well,
diameter 6 in., depth 100 ft, cased to 17 ft, open hole.
INSTRUMENTATION.--Data collection platform with
15-minute recording interval since April 2023; prior, 60-minute
recording interval. Satellite telemetry at station.
DATUM.--Elevation of land surface is 531.5 ft above
North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from Lidar. Measuring point: Top
of casing, 2.00 ft above land-surface datum.
REMARKS.--Daily maximum, minimum, and mean water
levels since October 1994 and water-quality records for 1973-75 are
available from the District Office.
Diurnal water-level fluctuations evident during some periods are caused
by earth tides.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1968 to current year.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.