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 -20bb 1 371452116293903 05-15-1990 2,027.7 4,198 V -- 317
    05-16-1990 2,027.5 4,198 V -- 317
    05-18-1990 2,027.5 4,199 V -- 318
    05-25-1990 2,026.8 4,199 V -- 318
    05-29-1990 2,026.8 4,199 V -- 318
 
    05-31-1990 2,026.9 4,199 V -- 318
    06-04-1990 2,027.0 4,199 V -- 318
    06-05-1990 2,027.0 4,199 V -- 318
    06-07-1990 2,027.2 4,199 V -- 318
    06-11-1990 2,027.3 4,199 V -- 318
 
    06-14-1990 2,028.0 4,198 V -- 317
    06-18-1990 2,028.2 4,198 V -- 317
    06-25-1990 2,028.5 4,198 V -- 317
    06-29-1990 2,027.9 4,198 V -- 317
    07-02-1990 2,028.0 4,198 V -- 317
 
    07-06-1990 2,027.7 4,198 V -- 317
    07-09-1990 2,027.8 4,198 V -- 317

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