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 -19ay

371632116211301

12-22-1987

2,121.6

4,590

V

C

34

 

 

01-04-1988

2,122.6

4,589

V

C

33

 

 

01-07-1988

2,122.8

4,589

V

C

33

 

 

01-25-1988

2,124.0

4,588

V

C

32

 

 

02-08-1988

2,124.7

4,587

V

C

31

 

 

 

02-22-1988

2,125.5

4,587

V

C

31

 

 

03-17-1988

2,126.8

4,585

V

C

29

 

 

12-16-1988

2,129.1

4,583

V

--

27

 

 

01-05-1989

2,128.8

4,583

V

--

27

 

 

01-09-1989

2,128.8

4,583

V

--

27


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