Water Resources Data - Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. Water Year 2005 Volume 2: Groundwater Data WDR-MD-DE-DC-05-2
By Stephen E. Curtin, Deborah A. Bringman and Elizabeth H. Marchand
Abstract
Water resources data for the 2005 water year for Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. consist of records of water levels and water quality of Groundwater wells. This report (Volume 2. Groundwater Data) contains water levels at 352 observation wells, discharge records for 4 springs, and water quality at 118 wells. Locations of Groundwater level wells are shown on figures 6 and 7. Locations of groundwater- quality sites are shown on figure 8. The data in this report represent that part of the National Water Data System collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State, local, and Federal agencies in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.
Excerpt from Introduction
The Water Resources Discipline of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with State and local agencies, obtains a large amount of data pertaining to the water resources of Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. each water year. These data, accumulated during many water years, constitute a valuable data base that can be used to develop an improved understanding of the water resources of the States and Washington, D.C. To make these data readily available to interested parties outside the U.S. Geological Survey, the data are published annually in the report series entitled "Water Resources Data - Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C."
This series of Water Resources Data reports for Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. began with the 1961 water year report that only contained data relating to the quantity of surface water. For the 1964 water year, a similar report was published, and it contained data relating to surface water, and Groundwater quality. Beginning with the 1975 water year, the report was changed to one volume, containing data on surface-water quantity, surface- and groundwater quality, and Groundwater levels. For the 1989 water year, the report format was changed to two volumes. Both volumes contained data on quantities of surface water, surface-water and Groundwater quality, and Groundwater levels. Volume 1 contained data on the Atlantic Slope Basins (Delaware River through Patuxent River Basins) and Volume 2 contained data on the Monongahela and Potomac River Basins. Since the 1991 water year, Volume 1 has contained data on the quantity of surface water and surface-water quality, and Volume 2 has contained Groundwater levels and Groundwater quality data.
This report is Volume 2 of the Water Resources Data report series, water year 2005, and includes records of water levels and water quality of Groundwater wells and springs. It contains discharge data records for 4 springs, water levels at 352 observation wells, and water-quality analyses for 118 wells. The locations of Groundwater level wells are shown in figures 6 and 7. The locations of Groundwater quality sites are shown in figure 8. These data represent the part of the National Water Data System collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating local, State, and Federal agencies in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.
