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 -19v PS 1D

371453116205751

09-18-1973

3,055

3,787

R

N,X,H

572

 

 

10-23-1973

3,055

3,788

R

N,X,H

573

 

 

12-10-1973

3,038

3,804

R

N,X,H

589

 

 

04-12-1974

3,013

3,829

R

N,X,H

614

 

 

10-04-1974

2,994

3,848

R

N,X,H

633

 

 

 

06-22-1976

2,723

4,119

R

N,X,H

904

 

 

09-18-1979

2,428

4,414

R

N,X,H

1,199

 

 

06-26-1982

2,302

4,540

R

N,X,H

1,325

 

 

05-17-1983

2,297

4,545

R

N,X,H

1,330

 

 

09-27-1993

2,210

4,632

R

N,X,H

1,417

 

 

09-22-1998

2,026

4,816

R

N,X,H

1,601


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