CONTENTS
Abstract
Introduction
Water-Level Measurements
Sources of Water-Level Fluctuations
Analysis of Water Levels
Summary
References Cited
Appendix
1
Appendix 2
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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
|
PM- 2 |
372042116340501 |
06-20-1983 |
857.6 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
(Note:
Hourly water-level data collected in well PM-2 from 08/21/1996 to
11/04/1998) |
03-13-1985 |
859.2 |
4,733 |
V |
-- |
7,929 |
05-01-1986 |
858.1 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
06-16-1987 |
857.0 |
4,735 |
V |
-- |
7,931 |
03-23-1988 |
857.8 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
|
10-17-1988 |
857.1 |
4,735 |
V |
-- |
7,931 |
|
|
05-09-1989 |
857.8 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
09-20-1989 |
858.0 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
10-27-1989 |
858.2 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
04-11-1990 |
858.0 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
|
09-13-1990 |
858.3 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
01-15-1991 |
858.6 |
4,733 |
V |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
04-24-1991 |
858.2 |
4,734 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
07-25-1991 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
V |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
09-30-1991 |
858.6 |
4,733 |
V |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
|
05-20-1992 |
858.8 |
4,733 |
V |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
05-20-1993 |
843.2 |
4,749 |
V |
A |
7,945 |
|
|
06-18-1993 |
846.1 |
4,746 |
V |
A |
7,942 |
|
|
07-12-1993 |
847.5 |
4,744 |
V |
A |
7,941 |
|
|
08-02-1993 |
848.9 |
4,743 |
V |
A |
7,939 |
|
|
|
08-17-1993 |
849.9 |
4,742 |
V |
A |
7,938 |
|
|
08-24-1993 |
850.5 |
4,741 |
S |
A |
7,937 |
|
|
09-07-1993 |
851.2 |
4,741 |
T |
A |
7,937 |
|
|
09-14-1993 |
851.4 |
4,740 |
T |
A |
7,937 |
|
|
09-23-1993 |
851.7 |
4,740 |
T |
A |
7,936 |
|
|
|
09-27-1993 |
852.1 |
4,740 |
T |
A |
7,936 |
|
|
03-28-1994 |
857.2 |
4,735 |
T |
A |
7,931 |
|
|
03-14-1995 |
858.1 |
4,734 |
T |
A |
7,930 |
|
|
07-25-1996 |
858.3 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
08-21-1996 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
|
11-04-1996 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
01-07-1997 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
02-03-1997 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
03-03-1997 |
858.3 |
4,734 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
04-01-1997 |
858.3 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
|
05-05-1997 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
06-02-1997 |
858.3 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
07-07-1997 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
08-04-1997 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
09-02-1997 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
|
10-01-1997 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
10-08-1997 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
10-09-1997 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
11-04-1997 |
858.6 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
12-01-1997 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
|
01-07-1998 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
03-18-1998 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
04-09-1998 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
05-11-1998 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
06-01-1998 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
|
07-01-1998 |
858.4 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
08-03-1998 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
09-14-1998 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
|
|
10-05-1998 |
858.6 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,929 |
|
|
11-04-1998 |
858.5 |
4,733 |
T |
-- |
7,930 |
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