LOCATION.-- Lat 42°28'03", long 87°47'53" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4NE1/4NW1/4 sec. 14, T.46 N., R.12 E., Hydrologic Unit 04040002, at Illinois Beach State Park, northern unit. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey. |
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AQUIFER.-- Lower Mount Simon Sandstone of Cambrian age. |
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WELL CHARACTERISTICS.-- One of three piezometers in 10-in. borehole, diameter 1.25 in., depth 2,264 ft, cased to 2,244 ft, 2-in. screen, drilled observation artesian well. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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GROUND-WATER LEVELS: November 1988 to September 1997, December 1998 to current year (fragmentary). Miscellaneous water-level measurements from December 1981 to November 1988 are available in files of the U.S. Geological Survey. |
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INSTRUMENTATION.-- Manual steel-tape measurement made every 2 months. |
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DATUM.-- Land-surface datum is 586 ft above NGVD of 1929. Measuring point: Top coupling on 1.25-in. plastic pipe, 2.67 ft above land-surface datum. |
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REMARKS.-- Ground-water levels affected by regional pumping. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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GROUND-WATER LEVELS: Highest water level, 197.88 ft below land-surface datum, Dec. 14, 1988; lowest, 208.37 ft below land-surface datum, Nov. 6, 1992. |
WATER LEVELS, IN FEET BELOW LAND-SURFACE DATUM, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 | |||||||||||||
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WATER | WATER | WATER | WATER | ||||||||||
LEVEL | LEVEL | LEVEL | LEVEL | ||||||||||
OCT 07 | 199.47 | FEB 18 | 199.33 | MAY 21 | 199.42 | AUG 18 | 199.31 | ||||||
DEC 26 | 199.42 | APR 09 | 199.50 | JUN 16 | 199.19 | ||||||||
WATER YEAR 2003 | HIGH 199.19 | JUN 16 | LOW 199.50 | APR 09 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |