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
|
U -20n PS 1DD-H
|
371425116252401
|
05-17-1985 |
2,037.9 |
4,430 |
V |
X |
831 |
|
|
05-17-1985 |
2,038.2 |
4,430 |
V |
X |
831 |
|
|
05-20-1985 |
2,039.2 |
4,429 |
V |
X |
830 |
|
|
09-03-1985 |
2,038.5 |
4,430 |
V |
X |
831 |
|
|
12-08-1986 |
2,040.4 |
4,428 |
V |
X |
829 |
|
|
|
04-21-1987 |
2,042.9 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
826 |
|
|
04-24-1987 |
2,043.1 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
826 |
|
|
05-01-1987 |
2,040.0 |
4,428 |
V |
X |
829 |
|
|
05-01-1987 |
2,040.1 |
4,428 |
V |
X |
829 |
|
|
06-01-1987 |
2,041.7 |
4,426 |
V |
X |
827 |
|
|
|
11-19-1987 |
2,043.4 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
826 |
|
|
07-19-1988 |
2,042.7 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
826 |
|
|
12-14-1988 |
2,043.6 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
825 |
|
|
04-11-1989 |
2,042.2 |
4,426 |
V |
X |
827 |
|
|
07-14-1989 |
2,043.6 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
825 |
|
|
|
08-16-1989 |
2,043.4 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
826 |
|
|
10-11-1989 |
2,044.5 |
4,424 |
V |
X |
825 |
|
|
04-12-1990 |
2,043.2 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
826 |
|
|
05-08-1990 |
2,043.7 |
4,424 |
V |
X |
825 |
|
|
06-04-1990 |
2,044.6 |
4,424 |
V |
X |
824 |
|
|
|
07-09-1990 |
2,043.3 |
4,425 |
V |
X |
826 |
|
|
11-23-1990 |
2,046.4 |
4,422 |
V |
X |
823 |
|
|
02-12-1991 |
2,047.9 |
4,420 |
V |
X |
821 |
|
|
04-30-1991 |
2,047.5 |
4,421 |
V |
X |
822 |
|
|
07-29-1991 |
2,048.3 |
4,420 |
V |
X |
821 |
|
|
|
09-23-1991 |
2,047.9 |
4,420 |
V |
X |
821 |
|
|
01-16-1992 |
2,046.5 |
4,422 |
V |
X |
822 |
|
|
05-22-1992 |
2,048.9 |
4,419 |
V |
X |
820 |
|
|
07-29-1992 |
2,049.6 |
4,419 |
V |
X |
819 |
|
|
05-25-1993 |
2,049.8 |
4,418 |
V |
X |
819 |
|
|
|
11-16-1993 |
2,051.1 |
4,417 |
V |
X |
818 |
|
|
06-21-1994 |
2,050.1 |
4,418 |
V |
X |
819 |
|
|
10-26-1994 |
2,050.1 |
4,418 |
V |
X |
819 |
|
|
06-21-1995 |
2,050.6 |
4,418 |
V |
X |
818 |
|
|
11-17-1995 |
2,051.7 |
4,416 |
V |
X |
817 |
|
|
|
06-25-1996 |
2,052.6 |
4,415 |
V |
X |
816 |
|
|
08-27-1997 |
2,051.0 |
4,417 |
T |
X |
818 |
|
|
07-09-1998 |
2,050.6 |
4,417 |
T |
X |
818 |
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