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 -19ax

371750116182401

09-11-1987

 2,152.5

4,833

V

C,H

48

 

 

09-17-1987

 2,152.1

4,833

V

C,H

48

 

 

09-23-1987

 2,152.4

4,833

V

C,H

48

 

 

10-01-1987

 2,152.9

4,833

V

C,H

47

 

 

10-08-1987

 2,153.5

4,832

V

C,H

47

 

 

 

10-20-1987

 2,155.2

4,830

V

C,H

45

 

 

11-12-1987

 2,159.8

4,826

V

C,H

40

 

 

11-16-1987

 2,160.5

4,825

V

C,H

40

 

 

12-22-1987

 2,167.5

4,818

V

C,H

33

 

 

01-04-1988

dry at depth of 2,169

V

D,H

 

 

 

01-11-1988

dry at depth of 2,170

V

D,H

 


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