WRIR 00-4014
Quality Assurance and Analysis of Water Levels in Wells on Pahute Mesa and Vicinity, Nevada Test Site


CONTENTS

Abstract
Introduction
Water-Level Measurements
Sources of Water-Level Fluctuations
Analysis of Water Levels

Summary
References Cited
Appendix 1
Appendix 2

Appendix 2. Water-level measurements for selected wells on Pahute Mesa and vicinity, Nevada Test Site, 1963-98

Method used to determine depth to water: L, interpreted from geophysical log; R, reported, method not known; S, calibrated steel-tape measurement; T, calibrated electric tape; V, calibrated electric cable (wire line or iron horse).

Quality-assurance flag: A, anomalous value; AT, water level does not agree with second access tube in same open interval; C, affected by  well construction, queried where uncertain; D, dry hole; H or L, static water level in well is elevated above (H) or depressed below (L) regional ground-water level; R, well pumping or recently pumped; N, water level affected by nuclear test; X, water level corrected for borehole deviation; --, no flag applied

Water above bottom of open interval: length of water column in well from top of water to bottom of open interval listed in table 1.

USGS
well name
USGS site identification
number
Water-level measurement Water above
bottom of
open interval
(feet)
Date Depth below
land surface
(feet)
Altitude
(feet above
sea level)
Method Quality-
assurance
flag
U-20ah 371521116252001 12-15-1980 2,001 4,444 L -- 299
    12-22-1980 2,002 4,443 L -- 298
    12-24-1980 2,002 4,443 L -- 298
    02-04-1981 2,008 4,437 L -- 292
    02-10-1981 2,007 4,438 L -- 293
 
    02-18-1981 2,007 4,438 L -- 293
    02-26-1981 2,001 4,444 L -- 299
    03-04-1981 1,999 4,446 L -- 301
    03-12-1981 1,997 4,448 L -- 303
    03-19-1981 2,003 4,442 L -- 297
 
    03-26-1981 2,004 4,441 L -- 296
    04-01-1981 2,001 4,444 L -- 299

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