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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
371208076341103 58F 52 SOW 171C
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Upper Cretaceous Series
Upper Cretaceous Series
LOCATION - Lat 37°12'08", long 76°34'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Newport News City, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080206, 0.4 mi southeast of the intersection of State Highways 143 and 238 and 150 ft north of State Highway 143 in Newport News. Owner: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 537 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 527 ft, bottom of last opening 537 ft. Drilled observation water well, screened 527 to 537 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 55 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF CASING, 3.10 ft above land-surface datum, Apr. 14, 1993 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1984 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 1986 in files of the USGS.
GAGE - Electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 15-minute record interval. June 1994 to April 1996, digital recorder, 60-minute record interval. October 1993 to June 1994, occasional measurement with chalked tape by USGS personnel. Prior to October 1993, digital recorder, 60-minute record interval.
COOPERATION - Records provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
REMARKS - Well is located in Brightseat-Upper Potomac aquifer of Cretaceous-Paleocene age. Water level affected by regional drawdown, nearby pumpage, and occasional pumpage for water-quality sampling. Water from this well is known to contain concentrations of dissolved solids greater than 1,000 mg/L.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 128.12 ft below land-surface datum, Mar. 23, 1985; lowest recorded, 173.45 ft below land surface datum, Feb. 23, 24, 2008.
