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 -20 WW 371505116254501 07-25-1985 2,033.7 4,434 V -- 1,234
    07-22-1991 2,057.5 4,411 V -- 1,211
    08-20-1991 2,057.4 4,411 V -- 1,211
    09-09-1991 2,056.9 4,411 V -- 1,211
    09-23-1991 2,056.8 4,411 V -- 1,211
 
    10-15-1991 2,056.1 4,412 V -- 1,212
    11-12-1991 2,056.3 4,412 V -- 1,212
    12-05-1991 2,055.9 4,412 V -- 1,212
    01-13-1992 2,056.2 4,412 V -- 1,212
    02-28-1992 2,055.5 4,413 V -- 1,213
 
    10-17-1994 2,752.1 3,716 V R 516
    10-19-1994 2,748.4 3,720 V R 520
    10-20-1994 2,064.3 4,404 V R 1,204
    10-26-1994 2,734.9 3,733 V R 533
    10-31-1994 2,631.0 3,837 V R 637
 
    05-26-1995 2,057.3 4,411 V -- 1,211
    07-15-1996 2,061.1 4,407 T -- 1,207
    09-17-1996 2,059.2 4,409 T -- 1,209
    04-23-1997 2,057.2 4,411 T -- 1,211
    05-06-1997 2,057.4 4,411 T -- 1,211
 
    10-07-1997 2,056.1 4,412 T -- 1,212
    10-08-1997 2,056.4 4,412 T -- 1,212
    10-09-1997 2,056.4 4,412 T -- 1,212
    03-18-1998 2,055.4 4,413 T -- 1,213
    04-09-1998 2,055.6 4,412 T -- 1,212
 
    08-03-1998 2,399.2 4,069 T R 869
    12-02-1998 2,058.9 4,409 T R 1,209

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