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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
382038075065901 WO Bg 49
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Ocean City Aquifer
Ocean City Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 38°20'38.3", long 75°06'57.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Worcester County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02040303, near Keyser Point Rd., West Ocean City.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 243 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 233 ft, bottom of last opening 243 ft. Drilled, observation, artesian well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 10 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of recorder shelter platform, 2.13 ft above land-surface datum, Oct. 16, 1975 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1975 to current year.
GAGE - Ocean City Groundwater Monitoring Network observation well.
REMARKS - Water Year 2023: Records good, missing data due to equipment malfunction.
Water Years 2020-2022: Records good, missing data due to equipment malfunction.
Water Year 2019: Records good.
Water Year 2018: Records good, missing data due to equipment malfunction.
Water Year 2017: Records good from October 1 to April 26 and Fair April 27 to Sept. 31. Missing data due to equipment malfunction.
Water Years 2014-2016: Records good.
Water Years 2013, and prior years' accuracy statement, can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.
Water-level measurements by U.S. Geological Survey personnel. Equipped with digital water-level recorder--60-minute recording interval, May 1985 to June 2014. Equipped with digital water-level recorder--15-minute recording interval from June 2014 to current year. Water levels have been affected by local groundwater withdrawals, especially during summer peak demand, in previous years. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at well.
Water-level measurements by U.S. Geological Survey personnel. Equipped with digital water-level recorder--60-minute recording interval, May 1985 to June 2014. Equipped with digital water-level recorder--15-minute recording interval from June 2014 to current year. Water levels have been affected by local groundwater withdrawals, especially during summer peak demand, in previous years. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at well.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level measured, 1.14 ft below land surface, May 18, 2018 (recorder); lowest measured, 31.69 ft below land surface, August 21, 2002 (recorder).
