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

ER-20-2-1 371246116240101 10-03-1996 2,270.2 4,400 T -- 254
    11-13-1996 2,270.3 4,400 T -- 254
    03-10-1997 2,270.5 4,400 T -- 254
    06-09-1997 2,270.4 4,400 T -- 254
    09-22-1997 2,270.6 4,399 T -- 253
    01-15-1998 2,270.6 4,399 T -- 253
    04-09-1998 2,270.9 4,399 T -- 253
    06-22-1998 2,271.1 4,399 T -- 253
    09-24-1998 2,271.1 4,399 T -- 253
    12-03-1998 2,270.9 4,399 T -- 253

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