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Local Number   

Well Depth 

aquifer

Period of Record

CH Dd 33

694 ft

Upper Patapsco aquifer of the Patapsco Formation of Lower Cretaceous age

March 1962 to current year

CH Dd 33

NWIS Historical Levels
CH Dd 33 on Groundwater Watch

WELL NAME

CH Dd 33

SITE ID

382607077002601

LOCATION

Lat 38°26´07", long 77°00´26", Hydrologic Unit 02070011,
1.8 mi southeast of Faulkner off Popes Creek Rd.
Owner: Jesuit Order (Loyola Retreat House)..

AQUIFER

Upper Patapsco aquifer of the Patapsco Formation of Lower
Cretaceous age Aquifer code: 217PPSCU.

INSTRUMENTATION

Monthly measurements with chalked steel tape
by U.S. Geological Survey personnel.

CHARACTERISTICS

Drilled, unused, artesian well, depth
694 ft; casing diameter 6 in., to 564 ft; casing diameter 4 in.
from 532 to 688 ft; screen diameter 4 in from 687 to 694 ft.

DATUM

Elevation of land surface is 99.8 ft above sea level.
Measuring Point: Top of casing, 1.0 ft above land surface.

REMARKS

Maryland Water-Level Network observation well. Water
level reported 104 ft below land surface, June 27, 1957.
Water levels are affected by regional Groundwater withdrawal.
The June 30, 1997 water-level of 124.64 ft below land surface
resulted from an extended period of pumping.

PERIOD OF RECORD

March 1962 to current year.

EXTREMES FOR RECORD

Highest water level measured,
88.28 ft below land surface,March 14, 1962; lowest measured,
126.02 ft below land surface,August 30, 1999.

COOPERATORS

Maryland Geological Survey

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