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STATION.--402615075530501 BERKS COUNTY, local well
number BE623
LOCATION.--Lat 40`26'14.9", long
75`53'03.3", Hydrologic Unit 02040203, at Wesner Road,
Blandon.
OWNER.--Maiden Creek Township Water Authority.
AQUIFER.--Dolomite of Leithsville Formation of Early
and Middle Cambrian age.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.--Drilled unused well, diameter 8
in. Well depth was reported as 385 ft in 1975; borehole video on August
11, 2015 found the depth was 318 ft; cased to 132 ft, open hole..
INSTRUMENTATION.--Data collection platform with
30-minute recording interval. Satellite telemetry at station.
DATUM.--Elevation of land-surface datum is 434 ft
above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from Lidar. Measuring
point: Top of plywood shelf, 1.69 ft above land-surface datum. Prior to
Apr. 30, 1981, top of casing, 1.30 ft above land-surface datum.
REMARKS.--Daily maximum, minimum, and mean water
levels since October 1994, are available from the District
Office.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1975 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.