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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
380653080155301 Poc-0256
Mississippian aquifers
Mauch Chunk Formation
Mauch Chunk Formation
LOCATION - Lat 38°06'53", long 80°15'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Pocahontas County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050003, in Droop Mountain State Park north of Droop on U.S. Route 219.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 86 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 47.5 ft, bottom of last opening 86 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 3,002 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top edge of casing, 0 ft above land-surface datum, Dec. 1, 1970 to May. 28, 1980; Top edge of recorder shelter floor, 0.65 ft above land-surface datum, May. 28, 1980 to Jul. 7, 1983; Top edge of casing, 0 ft above land-surface datum, Jul. 7, 1983 to Jul. 8, 2004; Top edge of recorder shelter floor, 1.92 ft above land-surface datum, Jul. 8, 2004 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1970 to January 1976 (weekly water level), April 1978 to April 1980 (periodic water level), May 1980 to January 1982 and May 1982 to current year (daily water level at noon). Published as local well number "44-4-1", 1973-78.
GAGE - Water-level recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 3,002.0 ft +/- .11 above NAVD 88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 62.86 ft below land-surface datum, May 30, 1982; lowest, 70.42 ft below land-surface datum, Oct. 21, 22, 2007. (73.39 ft below land-surface datum, Oct. 25, 1984, due to pumping.)
