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STATION.--400209077183301 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, local
well number CU2
LOCATION.--Lat 40 02'07.0", long 77
18'29.1", Hydrologic Unit 02050305, at Michaux State Forest,
and at Pine Grove Furnace.
OWNER.--Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
AQUIFER.--Metarhyolite, Precambrian age.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.--Drilled unused observation
well, diameter 6 in., depth 44 ft, cased to 19 ft. On June 6, 2013 well
depth was found to be 44 ft by sounding with steel tape; depth
previously reported at 37 ft.
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 963.6 ft above
North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from survey. Measuring point:
Top of shelf, 3.3 ft above land-surface datum. Prior to June 2, 1999,
top of casing, 1.5 ft above land-surface datum.
REMARKS.--Daily maximum, minimum, and mean water
levels since June 1999 are available from the District Office.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1951 to March 1955,
instantaneous water levels obtained several times per month. July 1955
to current year.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.
This gage is monitored as part of the
National Groundwater and Streamflow
Information Program.