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STATION.--404708076070701 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, local
well number SC296
LOCATION.--Lat 40`47'08.7", long
76`07'06.5", Hydrologic Unit 02040203, at Locust Lake State
Park.
OWNER.--U.S. Geological Survey.
AQUIFER.--Mauch Chunk Formation of Early Pennsylvanian
age.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.--Drilled observation well,
diameter 6 in, depth 242 ft, cased to 40 ft, open hole.
INSTRUMENTATION.--Data collection platform. Satellite
telemetry at station.
DATUM.--Elevation of land surface is 1,272 ft above
North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from Lidar. Measuring point: Top
of plywood shelf, 2.8 ft above land-surface datum. Prior to June 26,
1980, top of casing 2.3 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.--July 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.